Publications
Practical Guides
Newsletters, magazines, blogs
- Bain SA (2022) Bioinformatics in Schools. Genetics Society News, Issue 86, p. 70. Also available as a Case Study.
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh (2022) Bringing bioinformatics to schools with the 4273pi project. News item, 21 January.
- Bain, SA, Barker D (2021) Bringing bioinformatics to schools. Hello World, Issue 16, pp. 30-31.
- Barker D, Korf I (2013) 4273π: a novel platform for bioinformatics education. Biome, 12 August. Available as a PDF print-out.
Peer-reviewed papers
- Bain SA, Plaisier H, Anderson F, Cook N, Crouch K, Meagher TR, Ritchie MG, Wallace EWJ, Barker D (2022) Bringing bioinformatics to schools with the 4273pi project. PLoS Computational Biology, 18, e1009705.
- Martin EJ, Meagher TR, Barker D (2021) Using sound to understand protein sequence data: new sonification algorithms for protein sequences and multiple sequence alignments. BMC Bioinformatics, 22, 456.
- Plasier H, Meagher TR, Barker D (2021) DNA sonification for public engagement in bioinformatics. BMC Research Notes, 14, 273.
- Bain SA, Meagher TR and Barker D (2020) Design, delivery and evaluation of a bioinformatics education workshop for 13-16-year-olds. Journal of Biological Education.
- McGill SE, Barker D (2017) Comparison of the protein-coding genomes of three deep-sea, sulfur-oxidising bacteria: “Candidatus Ruthia magnifica”, “Candidatus Vesicomyosocius okutanii” and Thiomicrospira crunogena. BMC Research Notes, 10, 296.
- McDonagh JL, Barker D, Alderson RG (2016) Bringing computational science to the public. SpringerPlus, 5, 259.
- Barker D, Alderson RG, McDonagh JL, Plaisier H, Comrie MM, Duncan L, Muirhead GTP, Sweeny SD (2015) University-level practical activities in bioinformatics benefit voluntary groups of pupils in the last 2 years of school. International Journal of STEM Education, 2, 17.
- Wreggelsworth KM, Barker D (2015) A comparison of the protein-coding genomes of two green sulphur bacteria, Chlorobium tepidum TLS and Pelodictyon phaeoclathratiforme BU-1. BMC Research Notes, 8, 565.
- Robson JF, Barker D (2015) Comparison of the protein-coding gene content of Chlamydia trachomatis and Protochlamydia amoebophila using a Raspberry Pi computer. BMC Research Notes, 8, 561.
- Barker D, Ferrier DEK, Holland PW, Mitchell JBO, Plaisier H, Ritchie MG, Smart SD (2013) 4273π : bioinformatics education on low cost ARM hardware. BMC Bioinformatics, 14, 243.