Let me begin by
saying that Dr. Jones is a biologist who found computers to be essential in his
work. If you’re wondering how computers
can possibly help you in the study of cells and diseases, then the answer lies
in something that cells do; they duplicate!
In biology, the
same problems recur over and over again. This is where a computer language is
needed. There are many applications for the use of Python in the study of
biology, because of the repetitive nature of results. As opposed to C and Javascript,
Python is more predictable, and widely used by scientists. It makes it easier
for scientists to string together numbers and characters, the kind that you
would need to do in DNA sequencing.
Dr. Jones uses the
first chapter to do a brief intro, along with the difference between Perl and
Python. For the second chapter, we get a fundamental lesson on manipulating
texts, so that the computer can integrate who the text is for. Take for
instance a command that is meant to be read by a person, rather than the
computer. He shows how certain symbols can tell the computer to ignore the
text.
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