Bioinformatics 101
Dive into a comprehensive 2.5-hour tutorial series on bioinformatics, focusing on practical applications using Python and Biopython. Learn to solve Rosalind problems, including counting point mutations in DNA, finding motif sequences, and calculating GC content. Master essential skills such as reading FASTA files, transcribing DNA to RNA, and translating to proteins. Explore advanced topics like accessing NCBI databases, performing BLAST searches, and analyzing COVID-19 genome sequences. Gain hands-on experience with pairwise sequence alignment, 3D protein visualization, and quality score analysis from FASTQ files. Develop proficiency in creating sequence motif objects, plotting data with matplotlib, and efficiently handling large genomic datasets. Conclude with insights into bioinformatics careers and a condensed one-hour Python for bioinformatics course.