Matt Bawn

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Is it necessary to be based in a university department to be a credible scientist?

With the continuing funding cuts in some countries, if your work is primarily computational or theoretical in nature could you successfully be an independent scientist? Are there limitations in...

02 February 2014 1,853 1 View

Can you still publish if you have lost the original data?

I have recently completed a MD project and wriitin it up as a paper. My computer has since been stolen and I have lost the MD simulations (backup was taken too). Would the paper still be able to...

01 January 2014 212 5 View

What is the best LINUX molecule editing software for DFT

I just switched from Windows where I was using Argus Lab. I have it in wine but it is not so stable. I can't get Avogadro to install at the moment are there others?

01 January 2014 8,800 17 View

Are there any major differences between different exome capture kits for NGS?

Assuming you pick the most recent version of each manufacturers kit are there any significant advantages of one over another? i.e. ease of use, degree of coverage, price etc?

11 November 2013 4,229 1 View

Is it possible to use a server as a workstation?

I'm finding it difficult to get access to workstations in my present location, but there are servers here due to buisness demands. What would be the advantages/disadvantages in using a server for...

10 October 2013 7,071 6 View

What is the theorized connection between IOP and retinal ganglion cell death in glaucoma?

Elevated IOP is often associated with glaucoma but what mechanism might link this phenomenon with RGC death?

10 October 2013 2,476 6 View

How easy is it to use the cloud for whole exome sequencing analysis?

We are looking in to the pros and cons of the cloud vs a workstation for the bioinformatics of whole exome sequencing data and have been advised to use the cloud. Specifically which cloud do...

10 October 2013 8,111 4 View

What webserver/program can I use to determine if a ligand will fit through a binding pocket access channel?

I have a series of MD generated PDBs and wish to see if my standard ligand fits into a known binding pocket in a series of access-channel mutants.

10 October 2013 5,144 21 View

What is the minimum computer hardware requirement to analyze WES data?

A medium size genetics lab looking into starting to do bioinformatics on their WES data from scratch. Is cloud based analysis an option?

09 September 2013 2,823 1 View