[DIYbio] Re: Advice for a computer scientist who doesn't understand biology

Ujjwal,
Maybe you could help me with a project I'm working on right now.
I'm very interested in the human microbiome and its ecology as relates to metagenomics. What i'd like to find is a way of determining "normal" gut microbiota- a way of claiming, likely through some kind of cluster analysis, that the microbiome of one fecal sample is ecologically analogous and statistically within the expected parameters of a consensus cluster of healthy gut microbiomes.
 
This is going to be the first big medical breakthrough to come out of metagenomics, and I'd like a way to be able to claim my designs work.
 
please be in touch,
 
Inigo Howlett
 
@
gmail.com
 
 
 
 
 

On Monday, February 4, 2013 11:59:57 AM UTC-5, Ujjwal Thaakar wrote:
Hi, I'm a third year computer science student from Gujarat, India. I have recently picked up synthetic biology as my seminar topic(a subject where you study about something that interests you throughout the semester). I picked this up as I smelled the future in it and because the concept sounded freakishly cool!
Now the problem is that I have experience only with high school biology and haven't touched any since the last 5 years. Where do I start and where should I aim to end by May 2013. Doing something practical is of the highest importance to me but I understand that it might not be feasible given my current knowledge and time so I would like some concrete advice.

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