[Biopython-dev] PCR module

[Thomas Sicheritz-Ponten]

Jeffrey Chang <jchang at smi.stanford.edu> writes:

> This looks reasonable.  Thomas (?), go ahead and create a new
> directory called Bio/SeqAnalysis or Bio/SeqUtils to hold this code.  I
> believe the bioperl equivalent is called SeqUtils.  I would prefer not
> calling it Analysis; it seems too general, especially since we've
> agreed that this package will not include structure analysis code!

Ok, I am working on it!
Bio/SeqUtils/__init__.py
(the funny commented brackets "# {{{" are for emacs fodling mode)

How flexible is our genetic code/encoding code?
In case anybody has missed it, we got a new amino acid!
The 22nd Amino Acid, pyrrolysine is encoded by the RNA nucleotide triplet
UAG in archaea.

http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/296/5572/1409

cheers
-thomas

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