Finding the longest orf and in-frame stop codons using Python
This post will go through how to find the longest open reading frame (orf) from all 6 translated frames and 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 …
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 …
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 learn any Bioinformatics tool fast
Bioinformatics tools can be complex and often come with many different parameters. Understanding the technicalities of how a new tool Continue Reading …
Tips for testing scripts and pipelines
When writing a pipeline or a script there is inevitably some trial and error involved. One way to help yourself Continue Reading …
Tips for self learning bioinformatics
Anyone can learn anything Coming from a molecular biology background I briefly learnt bioinformatics and R and was lucky enough Continue Reading …
Bioinformatic essentials
To get started and work through the tutorials I post on this site you will need the following essentials. Hardware Continue Reading …