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Bioinformatics with Python Cookbook - Third Edition

By : Tiago Antao
Book Image

Bioinformatics with Python Cookbook - Third Edition

By: Tiago Antao

Overview of this book

Bioinformatics is an active research field that uses a range of simple-to-advanced computations to extract valuable information from biological data, and this book will show you how to manage these tasks using Python. This updated third edition of the Bioinformatics with Python Cookbook begins with a quick overview of the various tools and libraries in the Python ecosystem that will help you convert, analyze, and visualize biological datasets. Next, you'll cover key techniques for next-generation sequencing, single-cell analysis, genomics, metagenomics, population genetics, phylogenetics, and proteomics with the help of real-world examples. You'll learn how to work with important pipeline systems, such as Galaxy servers and Snakemake, and understand the various modules in Python for functional and asynchronous programming. This book will also help you explore topics such as SNP discovery using statistical approaches under high-performance computing frameworks, including Dask and Spark. In addition to this, you’ll explore the application of machine learning algorithms in bioinformatics. By the end of this bioinformatics Python book, you'll be equipped with the knowledge you need to implement the latest programming techniques and frameworks, empowering you to deal with bioinformatics data on every scale.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)

Animating with PyMOL

Here, we will create a video of the p53 1TUP model. For that, we will use the PyMOL visualization library. We will start our animation by moving around the p53 1TUP model and then zooming in; as we zoom in, we change the rendering strategy so that you can see deeper into the model. You can find a version of the video that you will generate at https://odysee.com/@Python:8/protein_video:8.

Getting ready

This recipe will be presented as a Python script, not as a Notebook. This is mostly because the output is not interactive, but a set of image files that will need further post-processing.

You will need to install PyMOL (http://www.pymol.org). On Debian, Ubuntu, or Linux, you can use the apt-get install pymol command. If you are on Conda, I suggest not using it, as the dependencies will be easy to resolve – furthermore, you will be installing a 30-day-trial-only version requiring a license, whereas the version above is fully open source. If you are...