Python Programming for Biological Problems

What you'll learn
Learn the basic syntax of Python language quickly and easily
Implement the main Python language operators: mathematical, logical, relational and conditional
Create loop structures using for and while commands
Implement functions for modularization of programs
Implement the main Python language collections: tuples, lists, dictionaries, sets and arrays
Manipulate text files
Perform error and exception handling
Learn the basic intuition and practice about regular expressions
Learn the basic intuition and practice of Object Orientation
Estimate the rate of recombination between genes
Analyze genetic sequences
Model bacterial growth
Write a code that simulates a biology test, where at the end the grade is calculated
Analyze gene sequence files directly from databases in .fasta format
Analyze protein structure files in .pdb format
Build a basic identification key for plant species
Requirements
Programming logic
Basic biological knowledge
Description
Biologists, biology students, and professionals in related fields generally have little or no contact with computer programming. However, the growing of data in genomic, protein and organism databases can be used to model the solution for some problems, such as the discovery of medicines and insecticides. It leads biologists to benefit from computer programming knowledge, so that they can develop useful applications in molecular biology, ecology, research on diseases, among others.
This course was developed with the purpose of introducing biologists, students...

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