James Peter Legg

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Can anyone recommend a textbook on bioinformatics?

Ideally, it should provide a good general introduction to the subject - probably aimed at BSc/MSc level students - and be clearly written with informative illustrations. It needs to be something...

28 January 2015 2,246 36 View

Is there a convenient software package for drawing minimum spanning networks for phylogenetic studies?

I have struggled to do this with Powerpoint, but am sure that there must be simpler, better, more efficient software programmes for this purpose. Any suggestions? How have others done this? This...

11 July 2013 3,303 29 View

Is there a natural way to control Spider Mites and effectively eradicate Whiteflies at the same time?

Our institution (IITA) has run a major programme for the development and dissemination of the use of the predatory mite Typhlodromalus aripo. This case involves controlling the Mononychellus...

16 October 2012 172 22 View

Original European Language

Is Basque the original European language? With the corollary that Indo-European languages are introduced 'foreign' languages in Europe?

11 October 2012 3,045 20 View

Neanderthals in Britain?

Is there any DNA evidence for Neanderthal remains from the British Isles?

10 October 2012 6,983 7 View

Is there any DNA analysis on the Lagar Velho child?

Has there been any DNA analysis carried out on the remains of the Lagar Velho child, which appears to share features of both Neanderthals and Modern Humans?

10 October 2012 486 13 View

How far back do we have to go to arrive at common ancestors for all the current major groups of plant viruses?

Current estimates seems to link the origins of plant viruses affecting crops to the early years of agriculture

05 October 2012 1,051 3 View

What are your views on whether or not genes shared between modern humans and neanderthals arose from interbreeding in Europe?

04 October 2012 3,430 6 View