[BioRuby] GSoC participation without biology knowledge?

[Pjotr Prins]

Hi Marjan,

The idea is programming first. The biology we can help with, if
needed :)

Pj.

On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 01:53:13PM +0100, Marjan Povolni wrote:
> Hello everybody,
> 
> I'm a prospective GSoC student and would like to ask a short question
> before properly introducing myself on the mailing list.
> 
> I have no knowledge about biology whatsoever. Would I be able to contribute
> to the bioruby project anyway? From the project list, the following project
> seems to be a fit: "Support Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) in BioRuby". I
> do have experience with Bash, Linux and Rails, but like I said, I don't
> have any experience related to biology beyond primary school.
> 
> However, I'm looking into ways to enter the field and this would be a great
> starting point, if possible, of course.
> 
> Thx,
> Marjan
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