Jul 27, 2014 — Machine Learning in R — Read more

Jul 13, 2014 — Create Cytogenetic Maps from Gene Lists — I have two or more lists of genes that I want to compare.  If I compare strings directly, I could run into trouble if there is slight variation (e.g., SLC6A4 vs. SLC6A9).  I could also look at functional annotation, but... Read more

Jun 8, 2014 — Look up Probe IDs with Bioconductor — This is one of those “I’ll store this here for safekeeping” posts, specifically for a snippet of code to seamlessly translate between gene probe IDs. I started doing genomic analyses at the beginning of the calendar year, 2014. Before delving... Read more

May 11, 2014 — An interpretation of what constitutes a teacher — What is a good interpretation of what constitutes a teacher? That was the question of interest a few days ago in an email conversation between a friend and I.  He was looking for an abstract answer, and I realized quickly... Read more