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Circlator: automated circularization of genome assemblies using long sequencing reads

Poonam Mahapatra — Tue, 15 May 2018 09:42:32 -0500

A tool to circularize genome assemblies. The algorithm and benchmarks are described in the Genome Biology manuscript. Citation: "Circlator: automated circularization of genome assemblies using long sequencing reads", Hunt et al, Genome Biology 2015 Dec 29;16(1):294. doi: 10.1186/s13059-015-0849-0. PMID: 26714481.

Address of the bookmark: http://sanger-pathogens.github.io/circlator/

KAD: Assessing genome assemblies using K-mer copies in assemblies and K-mer abundance in Illumina reads

Jit — Fri, 19 Jun 2020 07:34:12 -0500

KAD is designed for evaluating the accuracy of nucleotide base quality of genome assemblies. Briefly, abundance of k-mers are quantified for both sequencing reads and assembly sequences. Comparison of the two values results in a single value per k-mer, K-mer Abundance Difference (KAD), which indicates how well the assembly matches read data for each k-mer.

where, c is the count of a k-mer from reads, m is the mode of counts of read k-mers, and n is the copy of the k-mer in the assembly.

Address of the bookmark: https://github.com/liu3zhenlab/KAD

Choosing the Right NGS Sequencing Instrument for Your Study

Neel — Wed, 15 Jun 2022 00:37:29 -0500

The right sequencing instrument for your study depends on your project goal. Setting aside turnaround time and price, it essentially comes down to the numbers of reads and read length you need for your experiment. Below, we've described and compared metrics for each of the instruments available. If you’re new to high-throughput sequencing and have questions about how you should design your sequencing run, fill out our free consultation form and we'll get in touch with you to help.

More at https://genohub.com/ngs-instrument-guide/

Address of the bookmark: https://genohub.com/ngs-instrument-guide/

1mb long DNA with Nanopore technology

Jit — Tue, 19 Dec 2017 18:49:28 -0600

The first continuous DNA read of more than a million bases (>1Mb) has been achieved, using Oxford Nanopore sequencing technology. Congratulations to Martin Smith and collaborators! Read more: http://bit.ly/2j5TNCO

VariantBam: Filtering and profiling of next-generational sequencing data using region-specific rules

Rahul Nayak — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 16:30:44 -0500

VariantBam is a tool to extract/count specific sets of sequencing reads from next-generational sequencing files. To save money, disk space and I/O, one may not want to store an entire BAM on disk. In many cases, it would be more efficient to store only those read-pairs or reads who intersect some region around the variant locations. Alternatively, if your scientific question is focused on only one aspect of the data (e.g. breakpoints), many reads can be removed without losing the information relevant to the problem.

Address of the bookmark: https://github.com/broadinstitute/VariantBam

NanoPack: visualizing and processing long-read sequencing data

Jit — Tue, 25 Dec 2018 21:20:50 -0600

The NanoPack tools are written in Python3 and released under the GNU GPL3.0 License. The source code can be found at https://github.com/wdecoster/nanopack, together with links to separate scripts and their documentation. The scripts are compatible with Linux, Mac OS and the MS Windows 10 subsystem for Linux and are available as a graphical user interface, a web service at http://nanoplot.bioinf.be and command line tools.

Address of the bookmark: https://github.com/wdecoster/nanopack

ngs-bits - Short-read sequencing tools

Neel — Thu, 16 Jan 2020 23:14:00 -0600

Binaries of ngs-bits are available via Bioconda. Alternatively, ngs-bits can be built from sources:

Binaries for Linux/macOS
From sources for Linux/macOS
From sources for Windows

Address of the bookmark: https://github.com/imgag/ngs-bits

BEDOPS v2.4.26: high-performance genomic feature operations

Jit — Mon, 12 Jun 2017 10:11:01 -0500

BEDOPS v2.4.26 is a suite of tools to address common questions raised in genomic studies — mostly with regard to overlap and proximity relationships between data sets. It aims to be scalable and flexible, facilitating the efficient and accurate analysis and management of large-scale genomic data.

The overview section of the BEDOPS v2.4.26 documentation summarizes the toolkit, functionality and performance enhancements. The reference table offers documentation for all applications and scripts.

Address of the bookmark: https://github.com/bedops/bedops

How to sequence the human genome - Mark J. Kiel

Fri, 30 May 2014 13:24:11 -0500

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-sequence-the-human-genome-mark-j-kiel Your genome, every human's genome, consists of a unique DNA sequence of A's, T's, C's and G's that tell your cells how to operate. Thanks to technological advances, scientists are now able to know the sequence of letters that makes up an individual genome relatively quickly and inexpensively. Mark J. Kiel takes an in-depth look at the science behind the sequence. Lesson by Mark J. Kiel, animation by Marc Christoforidis.

Scaffolding of a bacterial genome using MinION nanopore sequencing

Rahul Agarwal — Tue, 07 Jul 2015 16:59:25 -0500

Second generation sequencing has revolutionized genomic studies. However, most genomes contain repeated DNA elements that are longer than the read lengths achievable with typical sequencers, so the genomic order of several generated contigs cannot be easily resolved. A new generation of sequencers offering substantially longer reads is emerging, notably the Pacific Biosciences (PacBio) RS II system and the MinION system, released in early 2014 by Oxford Nanopore Technologies through an early access program.

Address of the bookmark: http://www.nature.com/srep/2015/150707/srep11996/full/srep11996.html