Why do some journals ask for copyright form at manuscript submission stage?

I find the requirement to submit copyright form at submission stage unnecessary. Most of the Indian journals (some international too) ask for it as part of paper submission criteria. You have to...

06 July 2016 5,141 3 View

Can anybody help me with inflammation part of a review manuscript?

02 March 2016 381 2 View

Are journal impact factors updated annually?

06 July 2015 2,528 5 View

Do journals favor acceptance of trending topics?

05 June 2015 4,058 1 View

Can anybody tell what the reference style of the citation below is?

08 September 2014 5,948 2 View

How to do metabolomic analysis with bioinformatic tools, especially when you don't have your own data?

07 August 2014 1,518 8 View

Biomed central journals are open access, so paid. Are there any exception that are not paid?

Please name some open access journals that are not paid. I know 3 biotech, and natural products and bio prospecting fit the bill. I would like to know any other dealing with microbiology, food,...

07 August 2014 1,506 9 View

Is molecular dynamics simulation (MDS) study more effective for viral drug resistance study than that of bacteria?

Going by the literature survey, there is a huge number of papers on viral MDS study compared to that in bacterial pathogens? I am interested to use MDS for tuberculosis drug resistance and wonder...

03 April 2014 1,926 1 View

How can I write code for reverse complement of a gene in minus strand, preferably using perl and python?

I have a perl code that generates reverse complement of a Fasta sequence. But, I want it for reference, mutation and their supporting reads in separate columns.

02 March 2014 5,958 6 View

How long does it take to get your paper accepted? Some of my papers are there for the last 8 months. Is it normal or am I sending to the wrong journals?

Delay in response from communicated journals

01 February 2013 1,971 47 View

What is the difference between genotype and haplotype data in the ped format?

Hi everybody In the ped format for genotype, alleles of any SNP are represented by two columns (one for each allele, separated by a space). Is a column sufficient for the haplotype to...

27 February 2021 1,965 1 View

Are there any databases for gene co-expression or expression pattern clustering?

I am currently working on gene clustering based on co-expression pattern in mouse brain. The problem is I do not have some solid way to test my result. Are there any suggestions for databases...

22 February 2021 4,374 3 View

Useful architecture for bioinformatics?

Hi Dear researchers In ensemble-based architectural design Which algorithms are more useful for classification? What is the difference between parallel and ensemble architecture? Thanks I am...

08 February 2021 2,727 5 View

Electron density difference maps(Fo-Fc): what is the meaning of negative densities (red blobs)?

Dear community, As far as I understand, negative density features point at stuff that is in the model, but not supported by experimental data. However, in many cases (e.g. attached image), when...

06 February 2021 2,847 2 View

Qiime2- No reads passed the filter. How to set the trunc value?

Hi, I am working on some 16S sequencing data, and seems some of them are low quality. I am not sure how to set the trunc value in dada2. qiime dada2 denoise-paired \ --i-demultiplexed-seqs...

30 January 2021 6,213 3 View

Which software to use to statistically analyze Telomere Length_TRF_Southern Blot?

I am trying to measure telomere length in an ant species using the TRF method, which is a Southern blot technique. Currently, I am struggling with analyzing the images and would appreciate any...

29 January 2021 604 3 View

MHC Rabbit Genome Annotation? Domain annotation of each MHC Rabbit Gene?

I want to find a database(s) or a method where I can find and bulk download all the rabbit MHC genes and domain annotation. In humans using Ensembl, all MHC genes have names and domains but in...

28 January 2021 7,722 2 View

Best tool to build missing residues, minimize and validate a ligand model?

I am working on a ligand that is co-crystalized to parotein, but the ligand is missing some residues that makes it appear as if it was separated into two ligands! what I need is to connect them...

23 January 2021 3,975 7 View

What's the role of bioinformatics in poultry science?

bioinformatics has a big importance in human science and lots are seeking to study that field, so it attracts me to know it's relation with poultry science and how we can benefit from it in...

20 January 2021 6,963 3 View

How can I get the chromosomal location of a list of genes?

I'm looking for a bioinformatics website to get the chromosomal location of a radish gene id list, but in one shot instead of doing it gene by gene. Is there a way to do this? Thanks

17 January 2021 8,810 3 View