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Artificial Life Simulator (in VB6)
Here you have it: the largest, most complex programming project now available on tannerhelland.com. Originally a final project for a university bioinformatics course, this artificial life simulator has now been completely retooled as a full-blown lesson in evolution and population genetics. As with most artificial life simulators, a set of simple artificial creatures compete for limited resources. Each creature has a strand of pseudo-DNA that determines three basic attributes: size, speed, and range (how far it can see)…
Hidden Markov Models, the Viterbi Algorithm, and CpG Islands (in VB6)
Today’s project is something new to this site – bioinformatics code! I feel a tad ridiculous that it’s taken me so many years to post code related to my field, but hey – better late than never. Read on to discover the awesomeness of Hidden Markov models, the Viterbi algorithm (also known as Viterbi paths), CpG islands, and how these all work together to help scientists locate genes.
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