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Learn Python for Bioinformatics through interactive video tutorials and corresponding transcriptions, presentations and articles. Analyze biological datasets using python, Biopython and python bioinformatics packages. You'll be able to learn how to write scripts, code in Python, retrieve biological datasets, parse, manipulate, preprocess, explore, visualize and analyze your biological datasets for more meaningful biological research.

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4hr 45 mins

IIt all begins with installing the right software. You’ll get to learn about the purpose of Python in Bioinformatics and learn to grip your hands around the Python Language.

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5

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46 mins

In Python, any object that allows itself to be iterated in a loop and has the ability to return its members one at a time is an Iterable. You'll learn various iterables.

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5

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58 Mins

Learn the flow of the code execution and control it by understanding the modularity of Python code.

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4

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34 mins

As a Bioinformatician, You’re gonna have to deal with lots and lots of files. Learn how Python allows you to handle the bioinformatics files using few lines of code.

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7

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1 hr 27 mins

The real work begins once you master to work with Python’s functions & Modules. Functions are the blocks of code that only run when they are called and Modules can define functions and classes and are a whole package of resources and a must-have skill set to learn in any programming language.

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44 mins

When coding, you are bound to make mistakes and if they are unhandled, Python will throw an error. Let’s see how you can handle them.

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16 mins

BioPython

BioPython allows you to retrieve, access, read, manipulate biological data. In this course you’ll learn how to access, retrieve and analyze biological data, files and datasets using different classes and modules provided by BioPython such as ENTREZ, Bio.PDB, Bio.Phylo and more. You’ll be able to learn how to preprocess, explore, visualize, analyze, represent, annotate the biological data, and much more.

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8hr 59 mins

International team of developers provided us with these freely available tools/modules through BioPython that a computational biologist can utilize. Learn how you can get your hands on these modules and study their purpose.

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10 min

Learn how to deal with the biological sequences by using the Bio.seq module. You’ll get to work with seq objects, and learn how to turn Python strings to biological sequence objects.

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4

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33 min

Learn all about declaring sequence type, letters and standard nucleotides and protein alphabets.

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3

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28 mins

Learn about SeqRecord objects which are built to hold the sequences and their annotation. Create them from simple seq objects, manipulate them or extract information out of the sequence records.

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5

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17 mins

Learn how you can input (read), output (write) and convert (manipulate) different sequence file formats using SeqIO Module.