Last May, I wrote that I would explore Scala for prototyping and potential outreach activities. Over the last half year, I have been reading its on-line documentation, relevant blogs and books, and example code on Github; and I have tried writing some code snippets. I encountered a bit of a learning curve —especially when it … [Read more…]
It has been… a few years actually, and I finally have some ideas to share on my blog. Indeed, I will make an effort to put out content on a more regular basis than once every few years. The reason is simple: with family life taking priority, I travel a lot less these days and … [Read more…]
Some notes: There are some great videos on swarming behaviour of animals. Here are just two quick examples: a starling murmuration and a school of tuna. Segmentation stripes are formed in the first hours of a fly’s development. They are the molecular markers that give rise to the actual body segments of a fly. More … [Read more…]
Below some useful websites, software and other links with a short description (work in progress). I am updating this post over time. Science: Inria’s Team Beagle Bioinformatic Processes (Utrecht course) Dutch Society of Theoretical Biology Dutch Society for Evolutionary Biology Grant writing: Proposal writing advice OPIDoR, French data-management-plan generator Text Editors: Vim Vim Plugin Repository … [Read more…]