Biology & Bioinformatics

Articles

• Ensembl Stable IDs
• Gene Expression Units Explained: RPM, RPKM, FPKM, and TPM
• Introduction to BioMart

References

The HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC) is a committee of the Human Genome Organisation that sets standards for human genome nomenclature. An HGNC symbol is a unique abbreviation assigned to human genes to ensure clear and consistent communication in scientific research.

Tools

• BioStars: A website about bioinformatics, computational genomics, and biological data analysis.
• EBI Portal: The home for big data in biology.
• Ensembl: A genome browser for vertebrate genomes that supports research in comparative genomics, evolution, sequence variation, and transcriptional regulation.
• GeneCards: The human gene database.
• HGNC: The resource for approved human gene nomenclature.
• Rfam: A collection of RNA families, each represented by multiple sequence alignments, consensus secondary structures, and covariance models.
• Xena: An online exploration tool for public and private, multi-omic and clinical/phenotype data.