4273π: Bioinformatics education on low cost ARM hardware
4273π: Bioinformatics education on low cost ARM hardware
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DOI：
10.1186/1471-2105-14-243
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发表时间：
2013-08-12
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3
通讯作者：
Smart, Steven D.
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作者：
Barker, Daniel;Ferrier, David E. K.;Smart, Steven D.
背景：在大学生物信息学教学是复杂的典型的计算机教室设置。除了在本地和在线运行软件外，学生还应该获得系统管理的经验。对于生物学或生物信息学的未来职业，软件安装是一项有用的技能。我们建议，这可以通过运行在廉价的树莓派计算机硬件上运行的GNU/Linux上的课程来教授，学生可以被授予完全的管理员访问权限。结果：我们发布了4273 pi，一个基于Raspbian Linux的树莓派操作系统映像。这包括课堂使用的小定制，包括我们的开放获取生物信息学课程，4273 pi生物学家的生物信息学。这是基于最后一年的本科生模块BL 4273，运行在乌藨子Pi计算机在圣安德鲁斯大学，第一学期，学年2012- 2013。结论：4273 pi是一种手段，教生物信息学，包括系统管理任务，以低成本的本科生。
Background: Teaching bioinformatics at universities is complicated by typical computer classroom settings. As well as running software locally and online, students should gain experience of systems administration. For a future career in biology or bioinformatics, the installation of software is a useful skill. We propose that this may be taught by running the course on GNU/Linux running on inexpensive Raspberry Pi computer hardware, for which students may be granted full administrator access.Results: We release 4273 pi, an operating system image for Raspberry Pi based on Raspbian Linux. This includes minor customisations for classroom use and includes our Open Access bioinformatics course, 4273 pi Bioinformatics for Biologists. This is based on the final-year undergraduate module BL4273, run on Raspberry Pi computers at the University of St Andrews, Semester 1, academic year 2012-2013.Conclusions: 4273 pi is a means to teach bioinformatics, including systems administration tasks, to undergraduates at low cost.