<![CDATA[BOL: Related items]]> https://bioinformaticsonline.com/related/21365?offset=1160 https://bioinformaticsonline.com/blog/view/37586/julia-programming-language-a-python-and-r-rival Sat, 25 Aug 2018 04:46:39 -0500 https://bioinformaticsonline.com/blog/view/37586/julia-programming-language-a-python-and-r-rival <![CDATA[Julia Programming Language, a Python and R rival]]> Big data has grown to become one of the most lucrative fields. In fact, data scientists are some of the most sought people. They are usually hired to analyze, control and parse large chunks of data. Implementing these actions using traditional techniques is not a walk in the park. This is why most data scientists prefer using programming languages such as R and Python. However, there is one more programming language that can do the job. That is Julia programming language.

What Is Julia Language?

Julia is a programming language that came into the limelight in 2012. It is a general-purpose programming language that was designed for solving scientific computations. Julia was meant to be an alternative to Python, R and other programming languages that were mainly used for manipulating data. This is because it has numerous features that can minimize the complexities of numerical computations. 

Julia optimizes on the best features of Python and R while at the same time overlooks their weaknesses. This explains why it is viewed as an alternative to these programming languages. For instance, it utilizes the readability and simplicity of Python then performs faster.

Julia is the most preferred programming language for data scientists and mathematicians. This is because its core features are similar to the ones that are used on most data software. Also, the language is ideal for these two subjects because its syntax is similar to the standard mathematical formulas.

Key Features Of Julia Language
Uses JIT Compilation
Parallelism
Dynamic Typing
Simple Syntax
Allows Metaprogramming
Accessible to Libraries
-1-Array Indexing

Julia Vs Python And R Programming Languages
1. Speed
Julia is faster than both Python and R. This is a very critical aspect that is given special attention in the big data programming. The high speed of Julia is because of JIT compilers. You will need to install external libraries on Python to achieve similar speed.

2. Syntax
Julia has a math-friendly syntax. The syntax of this programming language is similar to the mathematical formulas hence can be used to perform mathematical and scientific computations. This syntax makes it easier to learn than Python.

3. Parallelism
Although both Python and R use parallelism, Julia uses a top-level parallelism. Julia allows the processor to perform to the optimum level than what Python and R can achieve.

4. Versatility
Julia programming language is more versatile than Python and R. It allows a programmer to move from different codes and functions with ease.

The only area that Python and R are superior to Julia is in terms of community. Given that Julia is a new programming language, it has a small community as compared to others which have been around for years.

In overall Julia programming language is a better alternative that you can use to handle Big data projects. Despite having a small community, it is one of those programming languages that you can easily learn.

]]> Radha Agarkar https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/38385/decipher-a-software-toolset-for-deciphering-and-managing-biological-sequences-efficiently-using-the-r Sun, 09 Dec 2018 19:06:17 -0600 https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/38385/decipher-a-software-toolset-for-deciphering-and-managing-biological-sequences-efficiently-using-the-r <![CDATA[DECIPHER; a software toolset for deciphering and managing biological sequences efficiently using the R]]> DECIPHER is a software toolset that can be used for deciphering and managing biological sequences efficiently using the R programming language. The R package is distributed as platform independent source code under the GPL version 3 license. Some functionality of the program is accessible online through web tools.

 

Address of the bookmark: http://www2.decipher.codes/

]]> BioStar https://bioinformaticsonline.com/opportunity/view/12111/internship-program-with-arraygen-technolgies Sun, 22 Jun 2014 23:18:31 -0500 <![CDATA[Internship program with ArrayGen Technolgies]]> Internship Program for Bioinformatics / Biotechnology Professionals Currently we offer positions to outstanding students interested in Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) data analysis. Applications are accepted throughout the year. Accepted students will be listed on web with their schedules. Accepted students can attend our future workshops and trainings freely at the specified venue.

Interested candidates may email their resume along with a cover letter to careers@arraygen.com

Official website: http://www.arraygen.com/

]]> https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/38819/upsetr-an-r-package-for-the-visualization-of-intersecting-sets-and-their-properties Mon, 28 Jan 2019 18:38:44 -0600 https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/38819/upsetr-an-r-package-for-the-visualization-of-intersecting-sets-and-their-properties <![CDATA[UpSetR: An R Package for the Visualization of Intersecting Sets and their Properties]]> UpSetR generates static UpSet plots. The UpSet technique visualizes set intersections in a matrix layout and introduces aggregates based on groupings and queries. The matrix layout enables the effective representation of associated data, such as the number of elements in the aggregates and intersections, as well as additional summary statistics derived from subset or element attributes.

For further details about the original technique see the UpSet website. You can also check out the UpSetR shiny app. Here is the source code for the shiny wrapper.

A Python package called py-upset to create UpSet plots has been created by GitHub user ImSoErgodic.

Address of the bookmark: https://github.com/hms-dbmi/UpSetR/

]]> BioStar https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/39884/retrieving-taxonomic-information-with-r Thu, 29 Aug 2019 01:38:39 -0500 https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/39884/retrieving-taxonomic-information-with-r <![CDATA[Retrieving Taxonomic Information with R]]> This vignette will introduce users to the retrieval of taxonomic information with myTAI. The taxonomy() function implemented in myTAI relies on the powerful package taxize. Nevertheless, taxonomic information retrieval has been customized for the myTAI standard and for organism specific information retrieval.

Specifically, the taxonomy() function implemented in myTAI can be used to classify genomes according to phylogenetic classification into Phylostrata (Phylostratigraphy) or to retrieve species specific taxonomic information when performing Divergence Stratigraphy (see Introduction for details).

Address of the bookmark: https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/myTAI/vignettes/Taxonomy.html

]]> Rahul Nayak https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/40463/%E2%80%98dockr%E2%80%99-the-r-container Mon, 23 Dec 2019 09:56:49 -0600 https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/40463/%E2%80%98dockr%E2%80%99-the-r-container <![CDATA[‘dockr’: the R container]]> dockr 0.8.6 is now available on CRAN. dockr is a minimal toolkit to build a lightweight Docker container image for your R package, in which the package itself is available. The Docker image seeks to mirror your R session as close as possible with respect to R specific dependencies. Both dependencies on CRAN R packages as well as local non-CRAN R packages will be included in the Docker container image.

If you want to know, how Docker works, and why you should consider using Docker, please take a look at the Docker website.

Address of the bookmark: https://www.docker.com/why-docker

]]> Jit https://bioinformaticsonline.com/news/view/14215/the-8000-years-old-tibetian-gene-mutation Wed, 20 Aug 2014 21:57:44 -0500 https://bioinformaticsonline.com/news/view/14215/the-8000-years-old-tibetian-gene-mutation <![CDATA[The 8000 years old Tibetian gene mutation !!!]]> A new study has provided insight into how gene mutation around 8,000 years ago helped Tibetans' to survive in the thin air on the Tibetan Plateau, where an average elevation is of 14,800 feet.

A study led by University of Utah scientists is the first to find a genetic cause for the adaptation, a single DNA base pair change that dates back 8,000 years and demonstrate how it contributes to the Tibetans' ability to live in low oxygen conditions.

About 8,000 years ago, the gene EGLN1 changed by a single DNA base pair. Today, a relatively short time later on the scale of human history, 88 percent of Tibetans have the genetic variation, and it was virtually absent from closely related lowland Asians. The findings indicate the genetic variation endows its carriers with an advantage.

In those without the adaptation, low oxygen caused their blood to become thick with oxygen-carrying red blood cells, an attempt to feed starved tissues, which could cause long-term complications such as heart failure. The researchers found that the newly identified genetic variation protected Tibetans by decreasing the over-response to low oxygen.

Reference: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v512/n7513/abs/nature13408.html

]]> Neel https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/40964/panev-an-r-package-for-a-pathway-based-network-visualization Sun, 09 Feb 2020 12:41:52 -0600 https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/40964/panev-an-r-package-for-a-pathway-based-network-visualization <![CDATA[PANEV: an R package for a pathway-based network visualization]]> PANEV (PAthway NEtwork Visualizer) is an R package set for gene/pathway-based network visualization. Based on information available on KEGG, it visualizes genes within a network of multiple levels (from 1 to n) of interconnected upstream and downstream pathways. The network graph visualization helps to interpret functional profiles of a cluster of genes.

https://bmcbioinformatics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12859-020-3371-7

Address of the bookmark: https://github.com/vpalombo/PANEV

]]> Jit https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/41362/genemates-an-r-package-for-detecting-horizontal-gene-co-transfer-between-bacteria-using-gene-gene-associations-controlled-for-population-structure Sat, 07 Mar 2020 05:52:20 -0600 https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/41362/genemates-an-r-package-for-detecting-horizontal-gene-co-transfer-between-bacteria-using-gene-gene-associations-controlled-for-population-structure <![CDATA[GeneMates: an R package for Detecting Horizontal Gene Co-transfer between Bacteria Using Gene-gene Associations Controlled for Population Structure]]> GeneMates is an R package implementing a network approach to identify horizontal gene co-transfer (HGcoT) between bacteria using whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data. It is particularly useful for investigating intra-species HGcoT, where presence-absence status of acquired genes is usually confounded by bacterial population structure due to clonal reproduction.

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.02.29.970970v1

Address of the bookmark: https://github.com/wanyuac/GeneMates

]]> Rahul Nayak https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/42313/crbhits-from-conditional-reciprocal-best-hits-to-codon-alignments-and-kaks-in-r Wed, 11 Nov 2020 23:06:03 -0600 https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/42313/crbhits-from-conditional-reciprocal-best-hits-to-codon-alignments-and-kaks-in-r <![CDATA[CRBHits: From Conditional Reciprocal Best Hits to Codon Alignments and Ka/Ks in R]]> CRBHits is a coding sequence (CDS) analysis pipeline in R (R Core Team, 2019). It reimplements the Conditional Reciprocal Best Hit (CRBH) algorithm crb-blast and covers all necessary steps from sequence similarity searches, codon alignments to Ka/Ks calculations and synteny. The new R package targets ecology, population and evolutionary biologists working in the field of comparative genomics.

Address of the bookmark: https://gitlab.gwdg.de/mpievolbio-it/crbhits

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