Study level
BAC +2
ECTS
2 credits
Component
Faculty of Science
Description
1- Linux basics (1.5h CM + 3hTD) : Basic commands to navigate under Linux and understand the logic of this language. Small information extraction exercises in bash/shell. Element used to analyze alignment files.
2- Database (3h CM + 4,5hTD): knowledge of the main bibliographic and biological databases (NCBI, Ensembl, Galaxie...). Relevant and efficient queries, exploitation, sorting, description of different formats.
3- Sequence analysis (1.5hCM + 4.5H TD): Alignment and comparison of sequences with a short introduction to phylogeny (dot plot, Blast ...).
Objectives
- Fundamentals of today's essential biological computing tools
- Learn to use a common query language (basics)
- Analysis and extraction of biological data made available to the scientific community on the web
- Research scientific information and biological data to understand a project
Necessary prerequisites
PIX certification (L1-S2 or L2-S3)