Edit distance application in bioinformatics !
There are other popular measures of edit distance, which are calculated using a different set of allowable edit operations. For instance, the Damerau–L...2369 days ago
Tools for bacterial whole genome annotation
RAST – Web tool (upload contigs), uses the subsystems in the SEED database and provides detailed annotation and pathway analysis. Takes several hours...2359 days ago
Bioinformatics Web Application Development with Perl
Perl's second wave of adoption came from the growth of the world wide web. Dynamic web pages—the precursor to modern web applications—were easy to create wi...2349 days ago
BBSplit: Read Binning Tool for Metagenomes and Contaminated Libraries
BBSplit internally uses BBMap to map reads to multiple genomes at once, and determine which genome they match best. This is different than with ordinary mapping. If a gen...2342 days ago
List of visualization tools for genome alignments
Genome browsers are useful not only for showing final results but also for improving analysis protocols, testing data quality, and generating result drafts. Its inte...2311 days ago
Bioinformatics tools to detect horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in genomes
Horizontal gene transfer (HGT), the “non-sexual movement of genetic material between two organisms” , is relatively common in prokaryotes and single-cell...878 days ago
Tools to Predict the Impact of Missense Variants !
Prioritizing missense variants for further experimental investigation is a key challenge in current sequencing studies for exploring complex and Mendelian diseases. A lar...2231 days ago
List of non-commercial NGS genotype-calling software
Meaningful analysis of next-generation sequencing (NGS) data, which are produced extensively by genetics and genomics studies, relies crucially on the accurate calling of...2124 days ago
Parallel Processing with Perl !
Here is a small tutorial on how to make best use of multiple processors for bioinformatics analysis. One best way is using perl threads and forks. Knowing how these threa...2107 days ago
Bioinformatics tools for genome assembly !
There are numerous genome assembly tools available, each with its strengths and weaknesses. Here is a list of some widely used genome assembly tools as of my last update...314 days ago