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code.google.com - Perl module for creating geographic 10km-square maps using either SVG or PNG (with GD library) output format. Originally design to map the location of objects in a 10 km map IrishGrid includes: native support of the Irish Grid System (see...

Part of the reason R has become so popular is the vast array of packages available at the cran and bioconductor repositories. In the last few years, the number of packages has grown exponentially! This is a short post giving steps on how to...

R 3.2.0 (codename “Full of Ingredients”) was released yesterday.

ratt.sourceforge.net - RATT is software to transfer annotation from a reference (annotated) genome to an unannotated query genome. It was first developed to transfer annotations between different genome assembly versions. However, it can also transfer annotations between...

github.com - Pilon is a software tool which can be used to: Automatically improve draft assemblies Find variation among strains, including large event detection Pilon requires as input a FASTA file of the genome along with one or more BAM files of reads...

Python and BioPython for beginners

biomickwatson.wordpress.com - This guide is aimed at pet bioinformaticians, and is meant to guide them towards better career development. 1. Make friends with local bioinformatics groups 2. Talk to your computing group 3. Obtain clear expectations 4. Rewrite your job...

ICRISAT is seeking applications from Indian Nationals for a Special Project Scientist to work on a sorghum genomics activities related to sequencing/re-sequencing projects utilizing New Generation Sequencing platforms. The Job detail...

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SPICES RESEARCH (Indian Council of Agricultural Research) Marikunnu P.O., Kozhikode – 673 012, Kerala Walk- in- Test cum Interview (based on test) for the selection of Research Associate under the scheme “Distributed...

OPEN FACULTY POSITION Chettinad Academy of Research and Education (CARE) invites applications from eligible and translational research-oriented candidates to the posts of Professor/Associate Professor/ Assistant Professor Computational Biology,...