<![CDATA[BOL: Related items]]> https://bioinformaticsonline.com/related/35800?offset=270 https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/12787/integrative-genomics-viewer-igv-tutorial Sat, 12 Jul 2014 15:16:23 -0500 https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/12787/integrative-genomics-viewer-igv-tutorial <![CDATA[Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV) tutorial]]> The Integrative Genomics Viewer (IGV) from the Broad Center allows you to view several types of data files involved in any NGS analysis that employs a reference genome, including how reads from a dataset are mapped, gene annotations, and predicted genetic variants.

http://www.broadinstitute.org/igv/

Address of the bookmark: https://wikis.utexas.edu/display/bioiteam/Integrative+Genomics+Viewer+%28IGV%29+tutorial

]]> Neel https://bioinformaticsonline.com/blog/view/43896/list-of-comparative-genomics-resources Tue, 28 Jun 2022 04:08:06 -0500 https://bioinformaticsonline.com/blog/view/43896/list-of-comparative-genomics-resources <![CDATA[List of comparative genomics resources !]]>

Compare structural and functional annotations of proteins between sequenced genomes.

View AREs in the human transcriptome and study the comparative genomics of AREs in model organisms.

Find information about orthologous genes in prokaryotes.

Search for publicly available QTL data on livestocks and animal species.

Find information about bovine genomics data.

A multi-organism web-based resource system designed to easily retrieve, correlate and interpret data across species.

A database resource of developmentally associated conserved non-coding elements.

Delineate conserved non-coding blocks from upstream regions of putative orthologous gene pairs from man, mouse, rat, fugu, Mus musculus, Danio rerio, and zebrafish.

Find coexpressed gene lists and networks in human and mouse.

Construct phylogenetic tree of microorganisms based on oligopeptide content of their complete proteomes.

A novel database server that classifies GenBank's dbEST (database of expressed gene sequences) libraries and removes contaminants.

Find information about the ancestral relationship between genes.

Provides an overview of the genomic organization of microRNAs and extent of conservation during evolution in different metazoan species.

Conduct comparative biometric analysis of chromosomes of different organisms.

Search for Indices of gene and transcripts in human and mouse.

Search and compare 12 new and old Drosophila genomes.

Access to whole genome alignments of human, mouse, rat and fish sequences.

Find eukaryotic paralog/paralogon information.

Analyze the evolutionary process of overlapping genes when comparing different species.

The first publicly available system reported to handle inter-species gene mention normalization.

A web-based software/database system aimed at an improved and accelerated annotation of prokaryotic genomes.

Visualize gene indices of human, mouse, Arabidopsis, Zebrafish, Drosophila and Sheep.

Find information about mutated mouse genes.

A data management and analysis system for metagenomes

Search for influenza sequence, vaccine, and drug resistance information.

LAMHDI, the initiative to Link Animal Models to Human DIsease, is designed to accelerate the research process by providing biomedical researchers with a simple, comprehensive Web-based resource to find the best animal models for their research.

The missing link between multi-species full genome comparisons and functional analysis.

Conduct comparative analysis of completely sequenced microbial genomes.

A biologist-centric software for evolutionary analysis of DNA and protein sequences.

Conduct single nucleotide polymorphisms diversity measurements among homologous sequences from the Mammalia class.

Find information about 1000s of microbial genomes.

A database dedicated to the study of genome conservation.

Explore orthologous relations across 352 complete genomes.

Browse complete genomes in several clades.

A database of orthologous genomic markers for placental mammal phylogenetics.

Conduct genome wide functional and structural analysis.

Conduct genome-wide cis-regulatory module (CRM) predictions for both the human and the mouse genomes.

Compare phenotypes of a given gene or gene set in different model organisms.

Phylemon is a web server that integrates a selected suite of more than 20 different tools from the most popular stand-alone programs of phylogenetic and evolutionary analysis.

Use this database to see where in the evolution some phylogenetic lineages were started, and over which species they were contained.

Search for genomic information on nematode satellite species Pristionchus pacificus.

Find information about related protein sequences.

Database hosting genomics and post-genomics data from multiple protozoans.

A database of pseudogene families based on the protein families from the Pfam database.

Find genomic information about mammals.

Find information about predicted regulons in prokaryotic transcription regulation.

Perform systematic comparison of proteome data among species.

A comparative map viewer dedicated to the biology of the Solanaceae family.

Analyze data from functional analysis on fragmented microbial genetic material.

Visualize and explore comparative genomic hybridization data sets.

Search for genome-wide annotations of regulatory sites in yeast and prokaryotes genomes.

Search for information on adaptive evolution in gene families of higher plants and chordate.

Generate graphical maps of circular genomes that show sequence features, base composition plots, analysis results and sequence similarity plots.

Conduct a comprehensive analysis of genes and genomes.

An interactive online poster presentation on the Macaque genome, including high-quality images, video clips, and Web resources

Search for annotated genetic information of expressed sequence tags (ESTs) in different eukaryotic organisms.

Find mapping and expression information for a unigene cluster (ESTs and full-length mRNA sequences organized into clusters that each represent a unique known or putative gene)

A public online resource for identifying or designing 'universal' overgo-hybridization probes from conserved sequences that can be used to efficiently screen one or more genomic libraries from a designated group of species.

Comprehensive suite of programs and databases for comparative analysis of genomic sequences.

Find metabolic networks and phylogenomic information on a taxonomically diverse range of eukaryotes.

]]> Shruti Paniwala https://bioinformaticsonline.com/blog/view/43898/online-resources-on-must-read-papers-in-evolutionary-biology-for-a-literature-club Tue, 28 Jun 2022 07:29:08 -0500 https://bioinformaticsonline.com/blog/view/43898/online-resources-on-must-read-papers-in-evolutionary-biology-for-a-literature-club <![CDATA[Online resources on must-read papers in evolutionary biology, for a literature club]]> 1. *Nick Barton:* - The textbook "Evolution" by Nick Barton, with resources for exploring the literature: Barton, N. H., Briggs, D. E. G., Eisen, J. A., Goldstein, D. B., & Patel, N. H. (2007). Evolution. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. - Papers from a course named "Classics in Evolutionary Biology": Evolutionary Synthesis 1. Haldane, J. B. S. 1932. The causes of evolution. Longmans. New York. (esp. Ch. IV). 2. Fisher, R. A. 1930. The genetical theory of natural selection. Oxford University Press, Oxford. Selected Sections - Fundamental Theorem. Genetic Variation 1a. Lewontin, R. C., and J. L. Hubby. 1966. A molecular approach to the study of genic heterozygosity in natural populations. II. Amount of variation and degree of heterozygosity in natural populations of Drosophila pseudoobscura. Genetics. 54:595-609. 1b. Sachidandam et al. 2001. A map of human genome sequence variation containing 1.42 million single nucleotide polymorphisms. 409: 928-33. 2. Wright S., Dobzhansky T., Hovanitz W. 1942 Genetics of natural populations VII The allelism of lethals in the third chromosome of Drosophila pseudoobscura. Genetics 27: 363-394. Recombination and evolution 1. Hill, W. G., and A. Robertson. 1966. The effect of linkage on limits to artificial selection. Genet. Res. 8:269-294. 2. Maynard Smith and Haigh. 1974. The hitch-hiking effect of a favourable gene. Genet. Res. 23: 23-35. Understanding sequence variation 1. Begun D. J., Aquadro C. F., 1992 Levels of naturally occurring DNA polymorphism correlate with recombination rate in Drosophila melanogaster. Nature 356: 519-520. 2. Green R. E., Reich D., Pääbo S., 2010 A draft sequence of the Neandertal genome. Science 328: 710-722. Quantitative Genetics: variation in complex traits 1. Galton F., 1877 Typical laws of heredity. Nature 15: 492-495- 512-514- 532-533. 2. Turelli M., 1984 Heritable genetic variation via mutation-selection balance: Lerch's Zeta meets the abdominal bristle. Theor. Popul. Biol. 25: 138-193. Quantitative Genetics: finding the genes 1. Shrimpton A. E., Robertson A., 1988 The Isolation of polygenic factors controlling bristle score in Drosophila melanogaster II Distribution of third chromosome bristle effects within chromosome sections. Genetics 118: 445-459. 2. Boyle E. A., Li Y. I., Pritchard J. K., 2017 An expanded view of complex traits: from polygenic to omnigenic. Cell 169: 1177-1186. Neutral Evolution 1. Kimura, M. 1968. Evolutionary rate at the molecular level. Science. 217:624-626. 2a. Kern A. D., Hahn M. W., 2018 The Neutral Theory in Light of Natural Selection. Molecular Biology and Evolution 110: 21077-6. 2b. Jensen J. D., Payseur B. A., Stephan W., Aquadro C. F., Lynch M., Charlesworth D., Charlesworth B., 2018 The importance of the Neutral Theory in 1968 and 50 years on: a response to Kern and Hahn 2018. Evolution 112: 2109-4. 2c. Ellegren & Galtier. 2016. Determinants of genetic diversity. Nature Reviews Genetics. Mutation and Genetic Variability 1. Luria, S. E., and M. Delbrück. 1943. Mutations of Bacteria from Virus Sensitivity to Virus Resistance. Genetics. 28(6):491-511. 2. Hill, W G. 1982. "Rates of Change in Quantitative Traits From Fixation of New Mutations." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (U.S.A.) 79: 142-45. Testing for selection 1. McDonald & Kreitman. 1991. Adaptive protein evolution at the Adh locus in Drosophila. Nature. 2. Begun, et al. Mol. Biol. Evol. 16, 1816-1819 (1999). 3. Siddiq et al. 2016. Experimental test and refutation of a classic case of molecular adaptation in Drosophila melanogaster. Nature Ecology & Evolution. The shifting balance 1. Wright, S. 1932. The roles of mutation, inbreeding, crossbreeding and selection in evolution. Proceedings of the VI International Congress of Genetics: 1. pp 356-366. 2. Coyne, J.A., N.H. Barton, and M. Turelli. 1997. A critique of Wright's shifting balance theory of evolution. Evolution 51: 643-671. 3. Barton. 2016. Sewall Wright on Evolution in Mendelian Populations and the "Shifting Balance". Genetics. Evolution of Sex 1. Muller, H.J. 1964. The relation of recombination to mutational advance. Mutation Res. 1(1):2-9 2. McDonald et al. 2016. Sex speeds adaptation by altering the dynamics of molecular evolution. Nature. Kin Selection, Cooperation, and Conflict 1. Hamilton, W. D. 1964. The genetical evolution of social behaviour I. Journal of Theoretical Biology. 7:1-52. 2. Trivers, R. L. 1974 Parent-offspring conflict. American Zoologist. 14(1):249-264. Sexual Selection 1. Zahavi, A. 1975. Mate selection - a selection of a handicap. J. Theor. Biol. 53:205-214. 2. Kirkpatrick, M., and Ryan, M.J. 1991. The evolution of mating preferences and the paradox of the lek. Nature. 350:33-38. Fitness Landscapes 1. Dean, A. 1995. A Molecular Investigation of Genotype by Environment Interactions. Genetics. 139:19-33. 2. Costanzo et al. 2010. The Genetic Landscape of a Cell. Science. Speciation 1. Coyne, J. A., and H. A. Orr. 1989. Patterns of speciation in Drosophila. Evolution. 43:362-381. 2. Corbett-Detig et al. 2013. Genetic incompatibilities are widespread within species. Nature. 2. *Marcos Antezana:* Valen, L. v. 1975. Energy and Evolution. University of Chicago, Department of Biology. 3. *Remco Folkertsma:* 1. The work by Hopi Hoekstra on local adaptation and oldfield mice 2. Poelstra, J. W., Vijay, N., Bossu, C. M., Lantz, H., Ryll, B., Müller, I., ... & Wolf, J. B. (2014). The genomic landscape underlying phenotypic integrity in the face of gene flow in crows. Science, 344(6190), 1410-1414. 4. *Joshka Kaufmann and Leslie Turner* They offer us a link to 'papers every evolutionary biologist should read', the papers are collected by Leslie Turner. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/53e8cb7ce4b02c4bc3aeeee4/t/5ab8fcb670a6ad55c67fcdf4/1522072758665/EvoBioClassicsRefList.pdf 5. *Sarah Stockwell* Matt Ridley collected classic papers in evolutionary biology and printed part of these papers in his book Evolution (see Matt Ridley. Evolution (Univ. of Oxford Press, 2nd edition, 2004))]]> Shruti Paniwala https://bioinformaticsonline.com/researchlabs/view/12995/national-center-for-bioinformatics-ncb Wed, 23 Jul 2014 14:10:49 -0500 <![CDATA[National Center for Bioinformatics (NCB)]]> NCB is offering M.Phil and Ph.D programs in the area of Bioinformatics. The major goal of NCB is to promote quality training and research in the area of Bioinformatics. Bioinformatics originated as a cross-disciplinary field as the need for computational sections to research problem raised in biomedicine.

More at http://ncb.qau.edu.pk/

]]> https://bioinformaticsonline.com/opportunity/view/13276/senior-research-fellow-at-nit-rourkela Wed, 30 Jul 2014 00:53:13 -0500 <![CDATA[Senior Research Fellow at NIT, Rourkela]]> NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ROURKELA – 769 008(ORISSA)
SPONSORED RESEARCH, INDUSTRIAL CONSULTANCY & CONTINUING EDUCATION

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Applications are invited on prescribed format for the following assignment in a purely time bound research project undertaken in the Department of Biotechnology & Medical Engineering of the Institute.

1. Name of the Temporary Post : Senior Research Fellow-01
2. Name of the Research Project: “ Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility (BIF)”
3. Name of the Sponsoring Agency: DBT, Government of India, 4 Tenure of the Project : 12th Five year Plan
5 Tenure of the Assignment : 01 year [Likely to be extended for 04 more years]
6 Job Description : BIF Maintenance and Active Research in Bioinformatics
7. Consolidated monthly compensation / Fellowship: Rs.18,000/- P.M.

8. Essential Qualifications and experience: B.Tech with valid GATE Score or M.Tech degree in Biotechnology/Bioinformatics/Computer Science/Computational Biology
9. Desirable Qualifications/ Experiences: Experience of Programming in PERL,R, Python, Unix and Visual Studio + Knowledge in NGS data analysis work flows ,WGS and statistical packages such as CRAN-R,MATLAB etc.

10. Accommodation : Bachelor accommodation in the Institute may be provided subject to availability.
11. For technical information on the project, the candidate may contact the Principal Investigator at the following address:

Name : Prof. Mukesh K Gupta
Address : Dept. of Biotechnology & Medical Engineering,
N.I.T.Rourkela-769 008
Telephone No : 0661-2462294
E-mail : guptam@nitrkl.ac.in

Eligible persons may apply in the prescribed format (available in the Institute Website)affixed with coloured photographs to be submitted in duplicate along with photo copies of relevant certificates, grade/ mark sheets, publications etc., to Asst. Registrar, SRICCE,
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela–769 008 before 22.08.2014. The cover should be super- scribed clearly the post applied for & Name of the Project.

Mere possession of minimum qualification does not guarantee invitation to the interview.
Candidates will be short listed based on merit and need of the project.

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]]> https://bioinformaticsonline.com/opportunity/view/13510/studentship-and-traineeship-in-bioinformatics-at-barkatullah-university-bhopal Thu, 07 Aug 2014 16:57:00 -0500 <![CDATA[Studentship and Traineeship in Bioinformatics at Barkatullah University, Bhopal]]> Department of Biotechnology & Bioinformatics Center
Barkatullah University, Bhopal – 462 026

Studentship and Traineeship in Bioinformatics

Applications are invited on plain paper from suitable candidates for Studentship and Traineeship (One each) at Bioinformatics Sub-Center as detailed below:

1. Studentship: Studentship is for those who have completed M. Sc. Degrees in Life Science.

Number of seats : One

Duration : Six months

Eligibility : Passed M.Sc. degree in Life Sciences.

Fellowship : Rs. 5000/- (Five thousand only) per month

2. Traineeship: Traineeship is for those who have completed M. Sc. Degrees in Life Science/Registered Ph. D. student in Life Sciences.

Number of seats : One

Duration : Six months

Eligibility : Passed M.Sc. degree in Life Sciences/ Registered Ph. D. student in Life Sciences

Fellowship : Rs. 5000/- (Five thousand only) per month

Preferences will be given to person who has experience in Bioinformatics and Computer
sciences. The application along with detailed bio-data should reach the undersigned, on or before 25th August 2014. Both, the studentship and the traineeship are temporary, will be discontinued after the six months from the date of Joining. It may be discontinued in-between without any notice, if the work is not found satisfactory.

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]]> https://bioinformaticsonline.com/blog/view/14011/dynamic-chromosome-breakpoints Wed, 13 Aug 2014 18:38:10 -0500 https://bioinformaticsonline.com/blog/view/14011/dynamic-chromosome-breakpoints <![CDATA[Dynamic chromosome breakpoints !!!]]> Cell division involves the distribution of identical genetic material, DNA, to two daughters’ cells. During this process, duplicated deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) goes through a condensation and decondensation process. This is followed by nuclear envelope dissolution, mitotic spindle assembly, migration of the sister chromatid pairs to the metaphase plate, division and segregation of identical sets of chromosomes into daughter nuclei and nuclear envelope reformation.

The vital metaphase stage of cell division, when the sister chromatids migrated to the centre and lined up in a row, and pulled apart using attached microtubules in such a way that half the DNA ends up in each daughter cell. However, before the mitotic spindle‐mediated movement gets start and pulled DNA apart, the chromosomes are free to undergo recombination which involves the exchange of genetic material either between multiple chromosomes or between different regions of the same chromosome.

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During recombination, the precise breakage of each strand, exchange between the strands, and sealing of the resulting recombined molecules happens. The “chromosomal breakpoints” refers to these places where they break. Mostly, this process occurs with a high degree of accuracy at high frequency in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. But occasionally this “break and sealing/ break and reattach” process goes wrong and the reattachment happens in the wrong place which usually create disaster (with few exceptions).These chromosome disaster or abnormalities involve the gain, loss or rearrangement of visible amounts of genetic material during cell division. These abnormalities are of two type, the first one is numerical abnormalities  where severe disorders are caused by the loss or gain of whole chromosomes, which affect the copy number of hundreds or even thousands of genes. The second are structural abnormalities which can be unbalanced or balanced. The former are similar to numerical abnormalities in that genetic material is either gained or lost. The natural defects in chromosome segregation are linked to cancer and several genetic diseases (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_genetic_disorders). Therefore, the enzymes involved in regulating cell division are still the attractive drug targets for many diseases.

 

 

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Apart from certain chromosome abnormalities, these “crossing over” of segments of maternal and paternal chromosomes to form hybrid chromosomes have some evolutionary importance and considered as a driver of genetic variation. Moreover, the chromosome breakage in evolution is considered to be non-random in nature(http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pcbi.0020014). In addition the study of breakpoint regions and non-breakpoint (stable) regions of chromosomes indicates both the regions evolved in distinctly different ways ( http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2675965/). These breakage may lead to genetic diseases or participate to chromosomal rearranmgnets and contributed in development of new species.

I will try to explain the genome hotspots/Evolutionary Breakpoint Regions(EBRs)/fragile regions/weak fragments/  in my next blog.

Software for recombination detection:

RAT http://cbr.jic.ac.uk/dicks/software/RAT/

Breakpointer https://github.com/ruping/Breakpointer

DRP http://web.cbio.uct.ac.za/~darren/rdp.html

RB-finder http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18707535

LDhat2.0 http://ldhat.sourceforge.net/LDhat2.0/instructions.shtml

Reference:

http://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/genetic-recombination-514#

Image: Wikipedia , sciencelearn.org.nz

Recommended Articles:

http://www.friendshipcircle.org/blog/2012/05/22/13-chromosomal-disorders-youve-never-heard-of/

http://web.udl.es/usuaris/e4650869/docencia/segoncicle/genclin98/recursos_classe_%28pdf%29/revisionsPDF/chromosyndromes.pdf

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2775595/table/T2/

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/disorders/chromosomal/

http://www.ncert.nic.in/html/learning_basket/biology/cc&cd.pdf

]]> Jitendra Narayan https://bioinformaticsonline.com/opportunity/view/14183/guest-faculty-at-pondicherry-university Wed, 20 Aug 2014 00:37:57 -0500 <![CDATA[Guest Faculty at Pondicherry University]]> Pondicherry University, India

Walk in interview for guest faculty in Pondicherry University, India. For more information please visit http://www.bicpu.edu.in/bioinfor140814.pdf

]]> https://bioinformaticsonline.com/pages/view/14339/apps-for-busy-bioinformatics-researchers Mon, 25 Aug 2014 01:26:19 -0500 https://bioinformaticsonline.com/pages/view/14339/apps-for-busy-bioinformatics-researchers <![CDATA[Apps for Busy Bioinformatics Researchers !!!]]> DNAApp:

DNAApp: for iPhone/iPad

This is an iOS app that allows for the opening and analysis of DNA sequencing files - ab1. It includes handy tools such as "Reverse Complement", "Jump to", "Copy and Paste sequences", fast and end scrolling, "Chromatogram adjustments", and "Searching for segments" functions.
When used in combination with other zip apps, and also web-tools like Blast, this app allows you to analyze, and also determine the quality of your sequencing files.
This app works with cloud storage access like Dropbox to your sequencing files.
This is now compatible with the new update for iOS 7.1.
Demo video can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXeo9hXdZgM 

More @ https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dnaapp/id854944694?mt=8

DNAApp: For android

This is the first android app that allows for the opening and analysis of DNA sequencing files - ab1. It includes handy tools such as "Reverse Complement", "Jump to", fast and end scrolling, "Chromatogram adjustments", amino acid translations, "export to fasta", and "searching for segment" function.

  • When used in combination with other zip apps, and also web-tools like Blast, this app allows you to analyze, and also determine the quality of your sequencing files.
  • This app works with cloud storage access like Dropbox to your sequencing files.
  • This is now compatible with the new update for Android 4.4.2.

More @  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bii.seqdatreader&hl=en

BioGene:iPhone/iPad

BioGene is an information tool for biological research. Use BioGene to learn about gene function. Enter a gene symbol or gene name, for example "CDK4" or "cyclin dependent kinase 4" and BioGene will retrieve its gene function and references into its function (GeneRIF).

More @  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/biogene/id333180084?mt=8

Mentha - the interactome browser: Android

About: mentha - the interactome browser, is a project that offers protein-protein physical/enzymatic interaction information from various sources. For more details about mentha, visit mentha's website. This client application is an independent project. This application is designed to allow you to search proteins on the go.

Key features (Also in website):

  • Search proteins by UniProt IDs, gene name or keywords
  • Collect proteins from different queries.
  • Spot common interactors in clusters.
  • Easily distinguish between proteins from Homo sapiens and other organisms (Yellow rounded rectangles)
  • Click on edges(links) to get scientific evidence.
  • Click on proteins to see descriptions.

More @  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sinnefa.mentha&hl=en

GeneIndex: iPhone/iPad

GeneIndex quickly provides information about genes from various sources. It also includes a RSS reader for journal feeds as well as a PubMed viewer.

Key Features:

  • Look up genes by symbol or description.
  • Gene indexes for many mammals, plants, invertebrates, and bacteria.
  • Link to gene info on websites.
  • Download files for offline use. (.pdf, .mp3, .m4v, .doc, .ppt, .xls )
  • transfer files via open in, email, or iTunes file sharing
  • View RSS feeds for journals
  • Query GeneRIF interactions, COSMIC mutations, and CNV data for cell lines.
  • Does not require a network connection for local databases.
  • View and search PubMed in table view.


GeneIndex provides a convenient and portable way to lookup gene symbols while at a seminar, conference, or lab meeting. Genes are linked to common life science websites such as NCBI, COSMIC, KEGG, PubMed, SymAtlas, UCSC genome browser, Pathway Commons, Genatlas, Wikipedia, HUGO, and OMIM. GeneRIF gene interactions can also be queried.

  • Keep current on the scientific literature. GeneIndex includes a RSS reader and web browser for browsing popular journals like Nature, Science, and Cell. You can also add your own RSS feeds. PDFs and podcasts can be saved as files that you can view on the device or email as attachments.
  • Examine the status of genes in common cell lines. A subset of COSMIC containing cell lines can be queried for mutations. Copy Number Variation (CNV) plots from cell lines profiled by GSK and Sanger are also linked to genes.

More @  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/geneindex/id319769866?mt=8

Genome Voyager: iPad

Gain first hand experience identifying the genomic basis of disease by analyzing cases with whole genome sequencing data that have been published for research and learning purposes.

  • Visualize whole human genome sequencing data including small variations, copy number variations (CNVs), and loss of heterozygosity (LOH) events
  • Quickly find variants of interest by filtering variants based on associated genes, functional impact, allele frequency in data sets, and cross-references with various genomic databases.
  • Collaborate on variant assessments with other researchers and academics to improve knowledge of both pathogenic and benign variants.
    To use Genome Voyager, users must join Genome Voyager’s community of researchers and academics. Visit http://voyager.completegenomics.com to signup.

More @  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/genome-voyager/id637353801?mt=8

YeastGenome: iPhone/iPad

Use YeastGenome to quickly find fundamental information about Saccharomyces cerevisae genes and chromosomal features. Search gene names, gene descriptions or browse the database to find information about your favorite gene, as well as more detailed information such as Gene Ontology, mutant phenotype, and protein and genetic interaction data.
YeastGenome contains the latest from the Saccharomyces Genome Database (www.yeastgenome.org) in an on bound app database. As more detailed information is presented the app switches to web services access to SGD, and then for even more details provides complete information via hyperlinks to the appropriate SGD database pages.

Key features:

  • Search using gene name or keywords
  • Browse by feature type
  • Save your favorite features
  • Can be used in airplane mode
  • Email information about features to collaborators

What's New in Version 1.8.1

  • This update is required to provide continued functionality. Some of the data provided by this app accesses the SGD service using a method that is changing in May 2013. This version provides changes to allow access to continue. The on board database of yeast gene information has also been updated to March 2013.

More @  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/yeastgenome/id520868597?mt=8

SNPdbe: iPhone/iPad

SNPdbe — SNP database of effects, with predictions of computationally annotated functional impacts of SNPs. Database entries represent nsSNPs in dbSNP and 1000 Genomes collection, as well as variants from UniProt and PMD. SAASs come from >2600 organisms; ‘human’ being the most prevalent. The impact of each SAAS on protein function is predicted using the SNAP and SIFT algorithms and augmented with experimentally derived function/structure information and disease associations from PMD, OMIM and UniProt.

More @  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/snpdbe/id588289719?mt=8

SimGene: iPhone/iPad / Android

SimGene: for iPhone/iPad

SimGene is an iPhone/iPad/iPod touch application designed for molecular biologists, bioinformaticians and medical researchers. The application interfaces with Simbiot, Ensembl, NCBI, Gene Ontology, KEGG Pathways, PubMed, Genomic Variations and many other databases to retrieve up-to-date annotation information for over 30 species, based on gene symbol search. The application provides gene and transcript cross reference information for NCBI, Ensembl, RefSeq and UniProt. SimGene also contains an integrated genome browser with information on genes, transcripts, exons and SNPs.

More @  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simgene/id427772349?mt=8

SimGene: for Android

bioinformaticians and medical researchers. The application interfaces with Simbiot,Ensembl, NCBI, Gene Ontology, KEGG Pathways, PubMed, Genomic Variations andmany other databases to retrieve up-to-date annotation information for over 30species, based on gene symbol search. The application provides gene and transcriptcross reference information for NCBI, Ensembl, RefSeq and UniProt. SimGene alsocontains an integrated genome browser with information on genes, transcripts,exons and SNPs.

More @  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?

TimeTree: iPhone/iPad

TimeTree is a public knowledge-base for information on the evolutionary timescale of life. This application allows easy exploration of the thousands of divergence times among organisms in the scientific literature. A tree-based (hierarchical) system is used to identify all published molecular time estimates bearing on the divergence of two chosen organisms, such as species, compute summary statistics, and present the results. Names of two taxa to be compared are entered in the search window and the results are presented on a set of self-explanatory tabs.

  • TimeTree 3.0 was released September 27, 2011 with new data from 1209 studies including 25342 time nodes. We will be adding more data in the future as it comes in from researchers.
  • TimeTree is jointly directed by Blair Hedges (Pennsylvania State University) and Sudhir Kumar (Arizona State University). This project has been supported, in part, by grants from the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, NASA Astrobiology Institute, and Science Foundation of Arizona.

More @  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/timetree/id372842500?mt=8

GeneGroove: iPhone/iPad

GeneGroove is the first application to create a music melody from DTC-Genomics data. If you own 23andMe (Mountain View, CA) personal genomic results, GeneGroove will create for you a unique melody intimately based on your 23andMe genome informations. The music in you.

  • After uploading your 23andMe raw data onto your iPhone via iTunes, GeneGroove will analyze your genome informations and generate a unique identifier key. This key, called the GeNumber, will embed the uniqueness of your genome data while keeping your privacy safe, and will be used by GeneGroove to generate your music melody.
  • The GeNumber doesn't contain anymore genomic information but it is based on your genome and it is unique, it is yours. It will be used in upcoming Portable Genomics applications to mix and remix music, manipulate sounds and share your art with your friends and family.

More @  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/genegroove/id492247404?mt=8

]]> Manisha Mishra https://bioinformaticsonline.com/opportunity/view/14899/post-doc-positions-at-the-institute-of-evolution-university-of-haifa-haifa-israel Thu, 04 Sep 2014 03:59:38 -0500 <![CDATA[Post-Doc Positions at the Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel]]> We are looking for independent, motivated, diligent, laborious, dedicated Bioinformaticians as post-doctorate fellows for a project aimed at revealing the mechanisms of cancer-resistance and anti-cancer activity of the hypoxia-tolerant subterranean, blind mole-rat, Spalax along its underground evolutionary adaptations. Our project has captured the interest of the scientific community and we have ample financial support for the studies. Generous fellowships ($30K to $40K according to qualifications and performance) are available, immediately, for Post-Docs experts in bioinformatics with a background of good understanding biological questions. That is that can independently handle raw output data of RNA-seq / miR seq/ Genomic, analyze it and can interpret intelligently the relevant biological background. Outstanding candidates for PhD experienced in Bioinformatics will also be considered. Familiarity with cancer research is an advantage. Experience of writing manuscripts for publication and a publication record in relevant journals are expected. English skills both oral and written are required. American, Western-European or Israeli education is a significant benefit.

Our present objectives is to identify and isolate the substances secreted by Spalax cells, resolve with which components they interact that are active only on cancer cells, in order to unravel the biological mechanisms and pathways that evolved in Spalax cell machinery and ultimately lead to the death of cancer-cells. The study could attest to be a breakthrough in cancer research, using the long lived, hypoxia- and cancer-tolerant Spalax as a significant biological resource for biomedical research that hopefully could open new horizons in treatment and prevention of cancer in humans.

Contact: The applications should be submitted, together with extended CV and bibliography, summary of past accomplishments, and contact information of 3 referees, to Prof of Research Aaron Avivi (aaron@research.haifa.ac.il) AND Dr. Imad Shams (imadshams@gmail.com). (http://bit.ly/1lywShk) aaron@research.haifa.ac.il

More at http://evolution.haifa.ac.il/index.php/29-people/personal-websites/77-personal-site-avivi

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