grep, cut and piping on the command line
In an earlier post we were introduced to the Linux command line and command line tools now we will explore Continue Reading …
Python String Operations: Examples with DNA
What is a string? Python is particularly good for working with strings. In this post we introduce some of Python’s Continue Reading …
METALS 2023 Conference
Last week I attended the metals 2023 meeting, hosted by ESO Vitacura, Santiago. The conference brought together researchers working on Continue Reading …
Decoding phylogenetic tree shapes
Phylogenetic trees can tell us about more than just the hierarchical order of our dataset. Taken together the position of Continue Reading …
What is a Terremoto?
Yesterday was the start of Las Fiestas Patrias in Chile which marks the beginning of Chilean independence celebrations! As i’m Continue Reading …
Example of a Bioinformatic command line tool
Introducing Transeq Now we have a basic understanding of the command line and why we want to use it, let’s Continue Reading …
Why use Bioinformatic software via the command line?
Often bioinformaticians need to run multiple programs to achieve a specific task, each with their own commands, arguments and options. Continue Reading …
Introduction to the Linux command line
Linux and the command line Linux is an open source operating system – anyone can use, modify and distribute this Continue Reading …
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 …