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Python and BioPython for beginners

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...

Today at work, I learned how to install Perl modules using CPAN. It’s a lot easier than I thought.

github.com - Simple ideogram plotting and annotation in R. Basic usage: Rscript Ideoplot.R --heatmap hm.bed --annotate annotations.bed --out ideogram.pdf -or- Rscript Ideoplot.R --annotate annotations.bed Options --ideobed, i A bed file of reference...

Short term perl training for geneticist

An algorithm is a computable set of steps to achieve a desired result. We use algorithms every day. For example, a recipe for baking a cake is an algorithm. Most programs, with the exception of some artificial intelligence applications, consist of...