GSEA

Genetic tampering seems the way towards the future when it comes to discussing biology, and manipulating and analyzing genes is the basis to it. However, working with microscopes and textbooks can be daunting, so bringing this type of research to the digital age can significantly increase the speed at which you work. For example, you could consider using an app tool like GSEA (Gene Set Enrichment Analysis, which is a computational method that determines whether an a priori defined set of genes shows statistically significant, concordant differences between two phenotypes.

In simpler terms, GSEA is a tool that lets you see which set of genes are dominant over the other, which in turn can improve the way you can perform gene splicing and selective breeding. The analysis is pretty simple at best, as all you have to do is load the data file containing the genes you e studying, and the program accesses a database to compare them and see which is dominant over the other. These data files can be of lesser known, proprietary formats, such as RES, GCT or PCL, or the more commonly used TXT file format.

Additional analysis types can be performed as you can always download more example datasets or chip annotations to enhance the program's capabilities further. Each time you perform an analysis, you are obligated to first save the "'project" under the name of your choosing, which can later be opened for further review. More so, you also have access to a log of your entire analysis history, which can be arranged in folders and subfolders, thus helping you when the list gets too big for simple browsing.

While the range of use of this app is pretty narrow, those of you working in the field of biology and genetics will find it useful.