Dynamic variable names in R
Assigning dynamic variable names Sometimes you want to use dynamic variable names, these are variable names that change (dynamically) per Continue Reading …
EMGM meeting 2023 and the hypercube
The meeting Last month, whilst visiting collaborators and family in the UK, I attended the European Mathematical Genetics (EMGM 2023)meeting Continue Reading …
Python data structures and loops
What is a loop? We can think of loops as actions that return to the start after they have accomplished Continue Reading …
What is a FASTA file?
FASTA files DNA, amino acid and RNA sequences are often stored in FASTA file format. So what is a FASTA Continue Reading …
Getting started with Python and Spyder
What is Python? Python is an object oriented, interpreted programming language that is used for tasks including scientific computing, data Continue Reading …
What is Bioinformatics?
The focus of this blog begins with Bioinformatics, so I guess you were wondering – what is Bioinformatics!? Fundamentally, bioinformatics Continue Reading …
How to find the right journal for your research
There are a few tools available to help you decide which journal is the most relevant for your research. First Continue Reading …
What is a rooted tree?
Rooted trees A rooted tree is a tree diagram where the branches are ordered descending from a ‘root point’ The Continue Reading …
I’m in Chile!
There will be a short delay in posts as I move to Chile! In the next few months I plan Continue Reading …
How to read a phylogenetic tree
A phylogenetic tree or phylogeny shows evolutionary descent from a common ancestor. The tree is built by aligning DNA sequences Continue Reading …