Rosalind Problem Solving in Python | Ep. 1: Python Basics

Join Phillip Compeau, Carnegie Mellon professor and Rosalind co-founder, for a Python live problem-solving session on Rosalind — a platform for learning bioinformatics through coding. In Episode 1, we tackle foundational problems. 00:00 Start screen 06:56 A love letter to Rosalind 18:49 Directory setup 23:27 DNA: Counting DNA nucleotides 47:59 RNA: Transcribing DNA into RNA 1:00:15 REVC: Complementing a Strand of DNA 1:25:47 HAMM: Counting Point Mutations 1:32:32 SUBS: Finding a Motif in DNA 1:45:47 PROT: Translating RNA into Protein 1:55:01 GC: Computing GC Content 2:12:37 Next time, and happy coding! Starter code link: https://shorturl.at/8wPJK Completed code link: https://shorturl.at/9EWQ8 Problems covered: 🧬 Counting DNA Nucleotides: https://rosalind.info/problems/dna/ 🧬 Transcribing DNA into RNA: https://rosalind.info/problems/rna/ 🧬 Complementing a Strand of DNA: https://rosalind.info/problems/revc/ 🧬 Counting Point Mutations: https://rosalind.info/problems/hamm/ 🧬 Finding a Motif in DNA: https://rosalind.info/problems/subs/ 🧬 Translating RNA into Protein: https://rosalind.info/problems/prot/ 🧬 Computing GC Content: https://rosalind.info/problems/gc/ New episodes stream Thursdays at 11:00 AM ET. Follow along, solve with us, and sharpen your bioinformatics problem-solving skills. ▶ Sign up for our Philomath mailing list to stay in the loop about all our upcoming offerings: http://eepurl.com/iC9DSg ▶ Link to Rosalind: https://rosalind.info ▶ Join the Philomath community on Discord: https://discord.gg/n5ZKySCKU4 ⸻ Philomath Membership All lectures and recordings are free and open. If you’d like to participate more deeply—through office hours, bonus sessions, and community support—you can become a Philomath member here: https://philomath.memberful.com Membership supports the instructors and helps keep Philomath open.