Note to self: Excel sees 'March' as a month not an E3 Ubiquitin-Protein Ligase with an unfortunate acronym. https://t.co/3EmIyOjofY
Gene name errors introduced inadvertently when using Excel in bioinformatics https://t.co/s8aUrvf8fm via @rightrelevance thanks @neilfws
@genetics_blog There were tools in the "original" https://t.co/W682POAFBx maybe the Galaxy integration will get more traction :)
@vsbuffalo @bendfulcher Excel auto format mangles gene names, has corrupted public databases. No joke! https://t.co/jm8UoZFIu9
Microsoft's plan # 1. Correct gene name errors introduced by Excel !https://t.co/RrI5kc8PHt #bmcbioinformatics https://t.co/xIGb1VvkAW
Gene name errors can be introduced inadvertently when using #Excel in #bioinformatics https://t.co/jKlHHZBUZV
@PlashingVole Pity the poor geneticists. Exl chnages data about gene called 'Sep' into dates. Screws their databases https://t.co/iklKfOlRji
"When processing microarray data sets, we recently noticed that some gene names were being changed inadvertently to…https://t.co/61LJYhG4tC
Mistaken Identifiers: Gene name errors can be introduced inadvertently when using Excel in bi... https://t.co/I1jO2t9BKe #bmcbioinformatics
RT @Felienne: Also, it's not news. There is a 12 year old paper describing the exact problem https://t.co/Epa3Fxzo3K #itsnotExcel
RT @Felienne: Also, it's not news. There is a 12 year old paper describing the exact problem https://t.co/Epa3Fxzo3K #itsnotExcel
RT @Felienne: Also, it's not news. There is a 12 year old paper describing the exact problem https://t.co/Epa3Fxzo3K #itsnotExcel
Also, it's not news. There is a 12 year old paper describing the exact problem https://t.co/Epa3Fxzo3K #itsnotExcel
#excelgenesasdates a paper about this 12 years ago. #beingcleverisdumb https://t.co/9X79NJnb93 https://t.co/W7ZYkOIa6y
RT @BioMath: .@TriggerLoop 2004 paper showed this same thing https://t.co/waTothB5Q2 ppl never learn!
.@TriggerLoop 2004 paper showed this same thing https://t.co/waTothB5Q2 ppl never learn!
@JL_Vayssiere le retard FR ! @Slatefr ,c'est connu depuis 2004. J'ai travaillé avec Sanger Inst. sur ces pb en 2008. https://t.co/wcM1M4bTME
RT @hornheiko: Gene names errors in Excel, predicted https://t.co/o1B2XP324c and proven right https://t.co/D2CH2W8om4 https://t.co/fXFDwIlf…
Gene names errors in Excel, predicted https://t.co/o1B2XP324c and proven right https://t.co/D2CH2W8om4 https://t.co/fXFDwIlfjZ
@bengoldacre awareness of this issue dates from at least 2004 https://t.co/e4Es5mLzNY and still the same errors...
RT @zakkohane: #excel continues to confuse #bioinformaticians 12 years since https://t.co/cyRrYElFz1 : gene errors in 18 journals https://t…
#excel continues to confuse #bioinformaticians 12 years since https://t.co/cyRrYElFz1 : gene errors in 18 journals https://t.co/d9opCqRWmg
RT @nevillesanjana: @nevillesanjana Unbelievably this was noticed over 10 years ago (and still not fixed): https://t.co/b49iX8D7Pe
@nevillesanjana Unbelievably this was noticed over 10 years ago (and still not fixed): https://t.co/b49iX8D7Pe
@ianmilligan1 see also https://t.co/NuaYg5ihYp
RT @biotweeps: This thing about gene names being converted to dates is an in-joke about this phenomenon: https://t.co/YxhCGBzV4h
RT @biotweeps: This thing about gene names being converted to dates is an in-joke about this phenomenon: https://t.co/YxhCGBzV4h
This thing about gene names being converted to dates is an in-joke about this phenomenon: https://t.co/YxhCGBzV4h
RT @KJames_IntBio: @vickyyyf this is why bioinformaticians avoid excel. It's been happening for years: https://t.co/AfFlyBVhLj
@vickyyyf this is why bioinformaticians avoid excel. It's been happening for years: https://t.co/AfFlyBVhLj
RT @biotweeps: This is also related to the reason that bioinformaticians don't use Excel for data analysis: https://t.co/t9GekcQBVb
RT @biotweeps: This is also related to the reason that bioinformaticians don't use Excel for data analysis: https://t.co/t9GekcQBVb
This is also related to the reason that bioinformaticians don't use Excel for data analysis: https://t.co/t9GekcQBVb
RT @drob: Also watch out for gene names (https://t.co/06Z8uhmGtA) Excel is very eager to "helpfully" rewrite your data #rstats https://t.co…
RT @drob: Also watch out for gene names (https://t.co/06Z8uhmGtA) Excel is very eager to "helpfully" rewrite your data #rstats https://t.co…
Also watch out for gene names (https://t.co/06Z8uhmGtA) Excel is very eager to "helpfully" rewrite your data #rstats https://t.co/zGbYOfPGDb
Mistaken Identifiers: Gene name errors can be introduced inadvertently when using Excel in bi... https://t.co/7RtL7aTCgA #bmcbioinformatics
Don't use Excel for bioinformatics… but you're going to anyway, aren't you? https://t.co/Cj9lgENLw1
Contaminated databases! Microsoft excel =errors! #excel, #bioinformatics https://t.co/HP3aCFKNeF https://t.co/SfuIgQbVLj
Tragically, this correspondence about the use of #Excel in #Bioinformatics is still relevant 12 years later… https://t.co/N51Z8N2zTY
Mistaken Identifiers: Gene name errors can be introduced inadvertently when using Excel in bi... https://t.co/GMBDGxex9Z #bmcbioinformatics
Scary article highlighting the way Excel re-formats some gene names to dates, & other nonsense, HT @ctitusbrown https://t.co/ENs4M2ar28
RT @JennyBryan: This paper details how Excel mangles gene names. Yet the mangling goes on, 10 yrs later. http://t.co/IfLGHLlA9G http://t.co…
.@JennyBryan Gene name errors can be introduced inadvertently when using Excel in bioinformatics https://t.co/AkA37zHAT4
@JennyBryan my personal favorite is the conversion of gene names to dates. Genes like MARCH5, SEPT9 are doomed. https://t.co/FQx4RWPUlE
@MTFerris Yeah for sure; see also https://t.co/rF3RQ4s2uy
@chrisamiller @deannachurch are you looking for this figure? https://t.co/R1kLH8TtvR https://t.co/YtnO3sW7ue
#excel autoformat wins again: https://t.co/bIDreWOBDr gene DEC1 becomes 1-DEC, like 1st of December. #ciaone
BMC Bioinformatics https://t.co/nMAqeORBzN via @rightrelevance thanks @notsojunkdna
@ldoroud @dmaccannell @StevenNHart take extra care of the gene names (https://t.co/iCbspnafXE). Much much better to use R!
.@davisjmcc You need to follow the literature: https://t.co/6AgmfqVIXl
@ianpatterson99 @Poddrick @kevverage I work in bioinformatics and know of what I speak: https://t.co/4Ho6jlCTtc
Mistaken Identifiers: Gene name errors can be introduced inadvertently when using Excel in bioinformatics http://t.co/ZjGNJ294ts
Case in point: gene name errors introduced in Excel (2004): http://t.co/twSw6jZoxS Need to be careful with 'helpful' ware
@lianafaye @mbeisen That one is Zeeberg 2004 http://t.co/XSpv3EtbOp
RT @JennyBryan: This paper details how Excel mangles gene names. Yet the mangling goes on, 10 yrs later. http://t.co/IfLGHLlA9G http://t.co…
RT @JennyBryan: This paper details how Excel mangles gene names. Yet the mangling goes on, 10 yrs later. http://t.co/IfLGHLlA9G http://t.co…
@xosegb @leonidkruglyak at least it seems unlikely to introduce gene name errors. http://t.co/BXBN5yTUN4
I love reading about excel issues http://t.co/XnKw8ys9uS
nice. apart from the Excel bits! Please dont use excel for Omics data. see http://t.co/uQ07wwLebQ as one example https://t.co/WCverKutMw
This paper details how Excel mangles gene names. Yet the mangling goes on, 10 yrs later. http://t.co/IfLGHLlA9G http://t.co/cqskr0kMfL
This paper details how Excel mangles gene names. Yet the mangling goes on, 10 yrs later. http://t.co/IfLGHLlA9G http://t.co/cqskr0kMfL
This paper details how Excel mangles gene names. Yet the mangling goes on, 10 yrs later. http://t.co/IfLGHLlA9G http://t.co/cqskr0kMfL
This paper details how Excel mangles gene names. Yet the mangling goes on, 10 yrs later. http://t.co/IfLGHLlA9G http://t.co/cqskr0kMfL
@whitequark last one i remember was gene names being converted into dates, e.g. http://t.co/bzqIcp9l1P
@whitequark last one i remember was gene names being converted into dates, e.g. http://t.co/bzqIcp9l1P
Mistaken Identifiers: Gene name errors introduced inadvertently when using Excel in bioinformatics http://t.co/8aYgWcP3mw #bmcbioinformatics
@brianwolven @chenghlee @danmcglinn @ethanwhite here's the recently discussed paper on excel mangling gene names http://t.co/q1iLMG3LQE
This paper details how Excel mangles gene names. Yet the mangling goes on, 10 yrs later. http://t.co/IfLGHLlA9G http://t.co/cqskr0kMfL
This paper details how Excel mangles gene names. Yet the mangling goes on, 10 yrs later. http://t.co/IfLGHLlA9G http://t.co/cqskr0kMfL
This paper details how Excel mangles gene names. Yet the mangling goes on, 10 yrs later. http://t.co/IfLGHLlA9G http://t.co/cqskr0kMfL
This paper details how Excel mangles gene names. Yet the mangling goes on, 10 yrs later. http://t.co/IfLGHLlA9G http://t.co/cqskr0kMfL
Gene name errors can be introduced inadvertently using Excel in bioinformatics http://t.co/cFTm10HLmQ #bmcbioinformatics
Interesting MT from @atulbutte: "Warning of this problem was published 10 years ago... :-) http://t.co/QVWV43JQvF”
@BioMickWatson @deannachurch @aaronquinlan Warning of this problem was published 10 years ago... :-) http://t.co/R66X90Zt3m
..remembering good ol' days | Mistaken Identifiers: Gene name errors can be introduced inadvertently when using Excel http://t.co/9sUllwSeEF
Gene name errors can be introduced inadvertently using Excel in bioinformatics http://t.co/cFTm10HLmQ #bmcbioinformatics
Gene name errors can be introduced inadvertently using Excel in bioinformatics http://t.co/cFTm10HLmQ #bmcbioinformatics
This paper details how Excel mangles gene names. Yet the mangling goes on, 10 yrs later. http://t.co/IfLGHLlA9G http://t.co/cqskr0kMfL
This paper details how Excel mangles gene names. Yet the mangling goes on, 10 yrs later. http://t.co/IfLGHLlA9G http://t.co/cqskr0kMfL
This paper details how Excel mangles gene names. Yet the mangling goes on, 10 yrs later. http://t.co/IfLGHLlA9G http://t.co/cqskr0kMfL
This paper details how Excel mangles gene names. Yet the mangling goes on, 10 yrs later. http://t.co/IfLGHLlA9G http://t.co/cqskr0kMfL
This paper details how Excel mangles gene names. Yet the mangling goes on, 10 yrs later. http://t.co/IfLGHLlA9G http://t.co/cqskr0kMfL
This paper details how Excel mangles gene names. Yet the mangling goes on, 10 yrs later. http://t.co/IfLGHLlA9G http://t.co/cqskr0kMfL
Excel: "one of the research community's most valuable and extensively applied tools for manipulation of genomic data" http://t.co/wgCk16GU5w
This paper details how Excel mangles gene names. Yet the mangling goes on, 10 yrs later. http://t.co/IfLGHLlA9G http://t.co/cqskr0kMfL
This paper details how Excel mangles gene names. Yet the mangling goes on, 10 yrs later. http://t.co/IfLGHLlA9G http://t.co/cqskr0kMfL
This paper details how Excel mangles gene names. Yet the mangling goes on, 10 yrs later. http://t.co/IfLGHLlA9G http://t.co/cqskr0kMfL
This paper details how Excel mangles gene names. Yet the mangling goes on, 10 yrs later. http://t.co/IfLGHLlA9G http://t.co/cqskr0kMfL
This paper details how Excel mangles gene names. Yet the mangling goes on, 10 yrs later. http://t.co/IfLGHLlA9G http://t.co/cqskr0kMfL
This paper details how Excel mangles gene names. Yet the mangling goes on, 10 yrs later. http://t.co/IfLGHLlA9G http://t.co/cqskr0kMfL
MT: This paper details how Excel mangles gene names. http://t.co/D8C8iCp2ir @sarapinosio @scalabrin_iga chi lo diciamo?
This paper details how Excel mangles gene names. Yet the mangling goes on, 10 yrs later. http://t.co/IfLGHLlA9G http://t.co/cqskr0kMfL
This paper details how Excel mangles gene names. Yet the mangling goes on, 10 yrs later. http://t.co/IfLGHLlA9G http://t.co/cqskr0kMfL