BOL

The aim of this series to interviews some notable bioinformaticians to get their views on various aspects of bioinformatics research.

github.com - indexcov, an efficient estimator of whole-genome sequencing coverage to rapidly identify samples with aberrant coverage profiles, reveal large-scale chromosomal anomalies, recognize potential batch effects, and infer the sex of a...

Registration for BINC examination 2015 will open soon.

code.google.com - d2Tools are the toolbox for counting the frequency of K-tuple from sequencing datasets and then calculating the pairwise dissimilarity matrix between samples with the d2-style(d2/d2*/d2S representing d2/d2Star/d2shepp, respectively)...

Department of Botany & Bioinformatics Centre NORTH-EASTERN HILL UNIVERSITY, SHILLONG 793022 Applications with complete bio-data from candidates possessing the required qualifications are invited for the posts of JRF (2) and Project Assistant...

github.com - Required python modules biopython intervaltree numpy scipy tqdm PyYAML

20th International BioInformatics Workshop on Virus Evolution and Molecular Epidemiology (VEME) 9 - 14 August 2015 St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago Organiser: Christine Carrington (University of the West Indies - UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad...

github.com - Run a pipeline processing fast5s to a consensus in a single command. Recommended fixed "standard" and "fast" pipelines. Interchange basecaller, assembler, and consensus components of the pipelines simply by changing the target filepath. Seemless...

Shanghai, China-headquartered pharmatech company WuXi (NYSE: WX) has acquired NextCODE Health, a genomic analysis and bioinformatics company based in the USA.

In many autoimmune diseases, a misdirected immune response leads to chronic inflammation and subsequently to fibrotic and degenerative tissue remodeling. Therapeutic options are available for inflammatory joint diseases, but only about 40% of...