Exploring evolutionary patterns in data
Introducing Transeq Now we have a basic understanding of the command line and why we want to use it, let’s look at an example of a bioinformatic command line tool. Transeq is a tool that translates DNA sequences to their Continue Reading …
Often bioinformaticians need to run multiple programs to achieve a specific task, each with their own commands, arguments and options. These programs usually run sequentially i.e the output of each program needs to be given as input to the next Continue Reading …
FASTA files DNA, amino acid and RNA sequences are often stored in FASTA file format. So what is a FASTA file? FASTA files are used to store sequences of DNA, amino acids or RNA. The FASTA format consists of a Continue Reading …
The focus of this blog begins with Bioinformatics, so I guess you were wondering – what is Bioinformatics!? Fundamentally, bioinformatics is the application of information science to understand biological complexity. Put simply – it is the use of computers to Continue Reading …
Step 1. READ the manual. Seriously. You don’t have to read the whole thing in detail but at least understand what the main parameters are, what the program does and what kind of output files to expect. Most importantly – Continue Reading …
When writing a pipeline or a script there is inevitably some trial and error involved. One way to help yourself out is to design the right test files before you start. For example, you want to write a script that Continue Reading …
Anyone can learn anything Coming from a molecular biology background I briefly learnt bioinformatics and R and was lucky enough to attend a beginner’s python course, it was a great introduction and I decided to take this further by improving Continue Reading …
To get started and work through the tutorials I post on this site you will need the following essentials. Hardware 1. A computer A computer, Ideally with a Linux operating system or partition. Most bioinformatic tools require at least 4GB Continue Reading …