Stuart R. Jefferys

161 reputation

BS - physics; BS - applied math; PHD - genetics and molecular biology with focus on Bioinformatics and Computational Biology.

Worked in Analytical chemistry, Environmental toxicology, Financial systems programming, Genomic sequencing, RNA sequencing, and Cancer genomics.

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Apr 14	awarded	Enthusiast
Nov 29	comment	Comparative cost of RNA-seq vs sequencing full length cDNAs What kind of organism? Splicing makes using RNA more difficult. Is there a good existing reference genome for you organism (if lacking in annotation)? Do you have a specific goal, such as biofuels, drug production fighting pathogenic or parasitic organism, or do you have X amount of money and want to do the best basic research? The type and depth of sequencing that is most cost efficient will vary with your goals.
Nov 27	answered	What measures are commonly used for the complexity of an organism?
Nov 26	awarded	Supporter
Nov 26	comment	Is a minimum size/complexity necessary for an organism to exhibit territoriality? Without some selective defense of something, I don't see any indication that the small virus behaves territorially. But a virus that infects a virus is still a pretty neat thing.
Nov 26	awarded	Editor
Nov 26	revised	Would exposure to a strong magnetic field have deleterious effect on the human? added 113 characters in body
Nov 26	answered	Would exposure to a strong magnetic field have deleterious effect on the human?
Nov 26	answered	Is a minimum size/complexity necessary for an organism to exhibit territoriality?
Nov 22	awarded	Teacher
Nov 22	answered	What is the armpit hair for?