Videos in Rat Research

An introduction to the Ratmine database
This video provides a brief introduction to the new Ratmine (http://ratmine.mcw.edu) data warehouse and data mining tool released as part of the Rat Genome Database. It highlights some of Ratmine's...

Finding polymorphic Rat SNPs using RGD's SNPlotyper tool
This screencast shows how to identify polymorphic SNPs between different rat strains using RGD's SNPlotyper tool and the STAR consortium SNP genotype dataset. SNPlotyper is available at the Rat...

Getting Started with GBrowse
So you've heard people talking about "Genome Browsers" but you've never used one and you're not quite sure where to start. This video is just what you've been looking for! We use the Rat Genome...

Installing and using the BioBar toolbar for Firefox
This video shows how to install and use the BioBar toolbar on Firefox. This is a nifty addition to the browser that makes accessing many of the usual online databases and tools very easy. It also...

Introduction to Biomedical Ontologies #2: Anatomy of an Ontology Annotation, part 1
Do you find that, like many who use biomedical ontologies, the only part of an ontology "annotation" you use is the ontology term itself? Perhaps you've noticed from time to time that there are...

Introduction to Biomedical Ontologies 1: What is an Ontology?
While reading an article or looking at a website, have you ever seen the term “ontology” and wondered what that meant? Do you hear people talking about using ontologies and ask yourself what...

It’s easy to get lost on the biological superhighway. Thankfully, we brought a map.
Biological annotations and terms have gotten a makeover with RGD’s interactive pathway diagrams. The Rat Genome Database makes biological pathways and their components easy to navigate and...

Sleeping Beauty Invades Rat's Genome
Knockouts are not just for Mice anymore. Aron Geurts and Howard Jacob from the Medical College of Wisconsin talk about their plans for creating transgenic rats using the Sleeping beauty transposon....

Some prefer blue jeans...RGD prefers disease genes
Who knew you could find disease genes without even stepping into the laboratory? This video provides a tutorial on how to utilize the Disease Portals on the Rat Genome Database website at...

Two quick tips to stay on top of literature and other online information using Google
Behind in the literature? Losing track of valuable web pages and information you found online? This brief video shows how to use some of Google's free tools, Notebook and Reader, to help you manage...