tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post2714313325211312231..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: Second-generation PLINKSteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-37325878904092960692015-03-13T11:38:17.029-04:002015-03-13T11:38:17.029-04:00Not only is it faster, but it actually works, whic...Not only is it faster, but it actually works, which is as common as not in bioinformatics. <br /><br />When I need to do something, I always try to find a way to make plink do it. This isn't just to keep the number of different programs used in pipelines low, but I can be pretty confident it works. The speed is a nice bonus, of course. And Chang has been incredibly quick to come up with Endre Bakken Stovnernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-88793397221493481052015-02-26T21:00:18.646-05:002015-02-26T21:00:18.646-05:00"... these changes accelerate most operations..."... these changes accelerate most operations by 1-4 orders of magnitude, and allow the program to handle datasets too large to fit in RAM" :-)<br /><br />Can someone please set this man up on a date with Miranda Kerr? We need these genes to proliferate in the gene pool.<br /><br />https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/<br /><br /><br /><br />Can we petition Obama to make it happen?Yan Shennoreply@blogger.com