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“BLAST remains the tool of choice for many use cases, and continues to be actively used in many bioinformatics workflows. Despite the tremendous collective experience of the bioinformatics community with BLAST, the full functionality...

In 2006, when Kevin and I started to examine Potti’s data on genetic signatures of cancer, both of us had tenure and resources to devote to the work. (We were funded to provide statistical...

Today I’m excited to announce the first part of our new system, a new set of massive online open courses called Chromebook Data Science. These MOOCs are for anyone from high schoolers on up...

AbstractSummary. We present a bioinformatics and systems biology visualization toolkit harmonizing real time interactive exploring and analyzing of big data, fSee it on Scoop.it, via Viruses, Immunology & Bioinformatics from Virology.uvic.ca canvasDesigner: a versatile...

Introduction to de novo genome assembly (2016 edition)See it on Scoop.it, via Viruses, Immunology & Bioinformatics from Virology.uvic.ca De novo genome assembly – T.Seemann – IMB winter school 2016 Source: Viral Bioinformatics

Nidhi Shah, Michael G Nute, Tandy Warnow, Mihai Pop; Misunderstood parameter of NCBI BLAST impacts the correctness of bioinformatics workflows, Bioinformatics,See it on Scoop.it, via Viruses, Immunology & Bioinformatics from Virology.uvic.ca Misunderstood parameter of...

Since 2003, several researchers have noticed that scientists tend to study genes that are already well studied, and the genes that become popular aren’t necessarily the most biologically interesting ones. Even among genes, it...

We detected a novel feline stool-associated circular DNA virus (FeSCV) in fecal samples from cats with diarrhea using consensus primers matching those of circovirus and cyclovirus. FeSCV is a… See it on Scoop.it, via...

Amidst a collapse in public services, water supplies have become contaminated with untreated sewage. See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News Zimbabwe's cholera emergency: 'Stench of sewage' in Harare Source: Virology News

Proportion of children being immunised down to 91.2% as experts warn of measles risk… See it on Scoop.it, via Virology News Take-up of MMR vaccine falls for fourth year in a row in England...