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	<guid isPermaLink="true">https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/43112/calling-variants-in-non-diploid-systems</guid>
	<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2021 15:37:49 -0500</pubDate>
	<link>https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/43112/calling-variants-in-non-diploid-systems</link>
	<title><![CDATA[Calling variants in non-diploid systems]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p><span>The main challenge associated with non-diploid variant calling is the difficulty in distinguishing between the sequencing noise (abundant in all NGS platforms) and true low frequency variants. Some of the early attempts to do this well have been accomplished on human mitochondrial&nbsp;</span><span>DNA</span><span>&nbsp;although the same approaches will work equally good on viral and bacterial genomes (</span><a href="https://training.galaxyproject.org/training-material/topics/variant-analysis/tutorials/non-dip/tutorial.html#Rebolledo-Jaramillo2014">Rebolledo-Jaramillo&nbsp;<em>et al.</em>&nbsp;2014</a><span>,&nbsp;</span><a href="https://training.galaxyproject.org/training-material/topics/variant-analysis/tutorials/non-dip/tutorial.html#Li2015">Li&nbsp;<em>et al.</em>&nbsp;2015</a><span>).</span></p><p>Address of the bookmark: <a href="https://training.galaxyproject.org/training-material/topics/variant-analysis/tutorials/non-dip/tutorial.html" rel="nofollow">https://training.galaxyproject.org/training-material/topics/variant-analysis/tutorials/non-dip/tutorial.html</a></p>]]></description>
	<dc:creator>Neel</dc:creator>
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	<guid isPermaLink="true">https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/43766/genometools-the-versatile-open-source-genome-analysis-software</guid>
	<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2022 04:00:21 -0600</pubDate>
	<link>https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/43766/genometools-the-versatile-open-source-genome-analysis-software</link>
	<title><![CDATA[GenomeTools: The versatile open source genome analysis software]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>The&nbsp;<em>GenomeTools</em>&nbsp;genome analysis system is a&nbsp;<a href="http://genometools.org/license.html">free</a>&nbsp;collection of bioinformatics&nbsp;<a href="http://genometools.org/tools.html">tools</a>&nbsp;(in the realm of genome informatics) combined into a single binary named&nbsp;<em>gt</em>. It is based on a C library named &ldquo;libgenometools&rdquo; which consists of several modules.</p>
<p><img src="http://genometools.org/images/annotation.png" alt="image" style="border: 0px;"></p>
<p>If you are interested in gene prediction, have a look at&nbsp;<a href="http://genomethreader.org/" title="GenomeThreader gene prediction        software"><em>GenomeThreader</em></a>.</p>
<p>http://genometools.org/pub/</p><p>Address of the bookmark: <a href="http://genometools.org/" rel="nofollow">http://genometools.org/</a></p>]]></description>
	<dc:creator>Neel</dc:creator>
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	<guid isPermaLink="true">https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/43641/refseq-viraal-genome-sequences</guid>
	<pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2021 08:35:18 -0600</pubDate>
	<link>https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/43641/refseq-viraal-genome-sequences</link>
	<title><![CDATA[Refseq viraal genome sequences !]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>List of all viruses on NCBI&nbsp;</p>
<p>https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/refseq/release/viral/</p><p>Address of the bookmark: <a href="https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/refseq/release/viral/" rel="nofollow">https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/refseq/release/viral/</a></p>]]></description>
	<dc:creator>Jit</dc:creator>
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	<guid isPermaLink="true">https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/43722/crossmap-program-for-genome-coordinates-conversion-between-different-assemblies</guid>
	<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 17:59:32 -0600</pubDate>
	<link>https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/43722/crossmap-program-for-genome-coordinates-conversion-between-different-assemblies</link>
	<title><![CDATA[CrossMap: program for genome coordinates conversion between different assemblies]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p><span>CrossMap is a program for genome coordinates conversion between&nbsp;</span><em>different assemblies</em><span>&nbsp;(such as&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/assembly/2928/">hg18 (NCBI36)</a><span>&nbsp;&lt;=&gt;&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/assembly/2758/">hg19 (GRCh37)</a><span>). It supports commonly used file formats including&nbsp;</span><a href="https://samtools.github.io/hts-specs/SAMv1.pdf">BAM</a><span>,&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CRAM_(file_format)">CRAM</a><span>,&nbsp;</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAM_(file_format)">SAM</a><span>,&nbsp;</span><a href="https://genome.ucsc.edu/goldenPath/help/wiggle.html">Wiggle</a><span>,&nbsp;</span><a href="https://genome.ucsc.edu/goldenPath/help/bigWig.html">BigWig</a><span>,&nbsp;</span><a href="https://genome.ucsc.edu/FAQ/FAQformat.html#format1">BED</a><span>,&nbsp;</span><a href="https://genome.ucsc.edu/FAQ/FAQformat.html#format3">GFF</a><span>,&nbsp;</span><a href="https://genome.ucsc.edu/FAQ/FAQformat.html#format4">GTF</a><span>,&nbsp;</span><a href="https://docs.gdc.cancer.gov/Data/File_Formats/MAF_Format/">MAF</a><span>&nbsp;</span><a href="https://samtools.github.io/hts-specs/VCFv4.2.pdf">VCF</a><span>, and&nbsp;</span><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/gvcftools/home/about-gvcf">gVCF</a><span>.</span></p><p>Address of the bookmark: <a href="http://crossmap.sourceforge.net/" rel="nofollow">http://crossmap.sourceforge.net/</a></p>]]></description>
	<dc:creator>Rahul Nayak</dc:creator>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2022 05:37:55 -0600</pubDate>
	<link>https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/43791/comparative-genomics-visualisation-tools</link>
	<title><![CDATA[Comparative genomics visualisation tools !]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>Comparative genomics visualisation tools !</p><p>Address of the bookmark: <a href="https://cmdcolin.github.io/awesome-genome-visualization/?latest=true&amp;selected=%23BRIG&amp;tag=Comparative" rel="nofollow">https://cmdcolin.github.io/awesome-genome-visualization/?latest=true&amp;selected=%23BRIG&amp;tag=Comparative</a></p>]]></description>
	<dc:creator>Neel</dc:creator>
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	<guid isPermaLink="true">https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/43867/genomeqc-a-quality-assessment-tool-for-genome-assemblies-and-gene-structure-annotations</guid>
	<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2022 04:29:05 -0500</pubDate>
	<link>https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/43867/genomeqc-a-quality-assessment-tool-for-genome-assemblies-and-gene-structure-annotations</link>
	<title><![CDATA[GenomeQC: a quality assessment tool for genome assemblies and gene structure annotations]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p><span>The GenomeQC web application is implemented in R/Shiny version 1.5.9 and Python 3.6 and is freely available at&nbsp;</span><a href="https://genomeqc.maizegdb.org/">https://genomeqc.maizegdb.org/</a><span>&nbsp;under the GPL license. All source code and a containerized version of the GenomeQC pipeline is available in the GitHub repository&nbsp;</span><a href="https://github.com/HuffordLab/GenomeQC">https://github.com/HuffordLab/GenomeQC</a><span>.</span></p>
<p>https://bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12864-020-6568-2</p><p>Address of the bookmark: <a href="https://github.com/HuffordLab/GenomeQC" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/HuffordLab/GenomeQC</a></p>]]></description>
	<dc:creator>Neel</dc:creator>
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	<guid isPermaLink="true">https://bioinformaticsonline.com/pages/view/44352/bioinformatics-tools-for-genome-assembly</guid>
	<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2023 07:04:26 -0500</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Bioinformatics tools for genome assembly !]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>There are numerous genome assembly tools available, each with its strengths and weaknesses. Here is a list of some widely used genome assembly tools as of my last update in September 2021:</p><ol>
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<p><span>SPAdes:</span> An assembler specifically designed for single-cell and multi-cell bacterial genomes, as well as small eukaryotic genomes.</p>
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<p><span>ABySS:</span> A parallelized assembler for large genomes that uses de Bruijn graphs.</p>
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<p><span>Velvet:</span> Another de Bruijn graph-based assembler optimized for short-read sequencing data.</p>
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<p><span>SOAPdenovo:</span> A de Bruijn graph-based assembler designed for short reads, widely used for assembling large and complex genomes.</p>
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<p><span>MaSuRCA:</span> A hybrid assembler that combines data from multiple sequencing technologies, such as Illumina and PacBio.</p>
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<p><span>Canu:</span> A long-read assembler optimized for PacBio and Oxford Nanopore sequencing data.</p>
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<p><span>Flye:</span> A long-read assembler suitable for bacterial and small eukaryotic genomes.</p>
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<p><span>SMARTdenovo:</span> An assembler designed for long reads, particularly suited for PacBio data.</p>
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<p><span>SPAdes Long Read (SPAdesLR):</span> An extension of SPAdes for long-read data, such as those from PacBio or Nanopore.</p>
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<p><span>Minia:</span> An assembler optimized for low memory consumption, suitable for small and medium-sized genomes.</p>
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<p><span>Unicycler:</span> A hybrid assembler that combines short and long reads for circular bacterial genome assembly.</p>
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<p><span>wtdbg2:</span> A de Bruijn graph assembler for long reads, efficient for very large genomes.</p>
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<p><span>Shasta:</span> A long-read assembler that uses the Overlap-Layout-Consensus approach, suitable for PacBio and Nanopore data.</p>
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<p><span>Sparc:</span> An assembler designed to handle noisy long reads from Nanopore sequencing.</p>
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<p><span>CANA:</span> An assembler for metagenomic data, particularly for complex and diverse microbial communities.</p>
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<p><span>Ra</span> Assembler: A metagenome assembler for long reads, designed for highly complex metagenomic samples.</p>
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</ol><p>Please note that the field of bioinformatics is constantly evolving, and new assembly tools may have emerged since my last update. Additionally, the performance of these tools can vary depending on the characteristics of the sequencing data and the genome being assembled. When selecting an assembly tool, consider the specific requirements of your project, the available data types, and the computational resources at your disposal. Always refer to the respective tool's documentation and publications for the most up-to-date information and recommendations.</p>]]></description>
	<dc:creator>BioStar</dc:creator>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 15 Mar 2024 04:59:14 -0500</pubDate>
	<link>https://bioinformaticsonline.com/bookmarks/view/44483/baclife-an-automated-genome-mining-tool-for-identification-of-lifestyle-associated-genes</link>
	<title><![CDATA[bacLIFE: an automated genome mining tool for identification of lifestyle associated genes]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; color: #1f2328; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; background-color: #ffffff;" dir="auto">bacLIFE is a streamlined computational workflow that annotates bacterial genomes and performs large-scale comparative genomics to predict bacterial lifestyles and to pinpoint candidate genes, denominated<span>&nbsp;</span><strong style="font-weight: var(--base-text-weight-semibold, 600);">lifestyle-associated genes (LAGs)</strong>, and biosynthetic gene clusters associated with each lifestyle detected. This whole process is divided into different modules:</p>
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<li><strong style="font-weight: var(--base-text-weight-semibold, 600);">Clustering module</strong><span>&nbsp;</span>Predicts, clusters and annotates the genes of every input genome</li>
<li style="margin-top: 0.25em;"><strong style="font-weight: var(--base-text-weight-semibold, 600);">Lifestyle prediction</strong><span>&nbsp;</span>Employs a machine learning model to forecast bacterial lifestyle or other specified metadata</li>
<li style="margin-top: 0.25em;"><strong style="font-weight: var(--base-text-weight-semibold, 600);">Analitical module (Shiny app)</strong><span>&nbsp;</span>Results from the previous modules are embedded in a user-friendly interface for comprehensive and interactive comparative genomics.</li>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 16px; color: #1f2328; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: start; background-color: #ffffff;" dir="auto">You can find the complete wiki here [<a href="https://github.com/Carrion-lab/bacLIFE/wiki/bacLIFE-wiki">https://github.com/Carrion-lab/bacLIFE/wiki/bacLIFE-wiki</a>]</p><p>Address of the bookmark: <a href="https://github.com/Carrion-lab/bacLIFE" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/Carrion-lab/bacLIFE</a></p>]]></description>
	<dc:creator>BioStar</dc:creator>
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	<guid isPermaLink="true">https://bioinformaticsonline.com/blog/view/45376/can-ai-decide-which-genomic-model-to-trust</guid>
	<pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 03:10:06 -0500</pubDate>
	<link>https://bioinformaticsonline.com/blog/view/45376/can-ai-decide-which-genomic-model-to-trust</link>
	<title><![CDATA[Can AI Decide Which Genomic Model to Trust?]]></title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>Imagine you're sitting with a genomic dataset of some sort (thousands of SNPs), a set of plant phenotypes and the one very simple question: can we predict what these plants will become? The first thing you'd probably do is reach for machine learning. That's where the real problem lies. Which model do we use? GBLUP? Bayesian ridge? LASSO? Random Forest? A neural net? How do we know that the model that looks so good on a single cross-validation split will still be good tomorrow? In genomic prediction we're often just left to pick these things manually. The problem is that a single cross-validation split can make a model look incredibly good when in reality it's not. This is the problem that Nagendra Pratap Singh and Venugopal Mendu have set out to solve with GenoBridge (https://github.com/nps-genomics/GenoBridge), a sample size adaptive machine learning pipeline designed to reduce the amount of human guesswork involved. The paper (Plant Methods, September 2026) describes a pipeline that instead of asking the user to pick a model and parameters in advance, adapts the analysis based on the size of the sample. It tests multiple models and evaluates them via cross-validation. The premise is simple but powerful: don't just ask if a model can predict, ask if the model can predict when the data it's being tested on are genuinely unseen. GenoBridge therefore places a strong emphasis on cross-validated R2 as well as correlation, using the reproducibility of the predictive signal as a gate before moving into GWAS. In other words prediction is the first checkpoint: if the genomic signal can't generalise then we shouldn't be trusting the downstream association results. Once a trait has passed that checkpoint it proceeds into kinship based mixed model GWAS to provide a bridge between prediction and biological interpretation.</p><p>The authors tested the pipeline across 5 datasets from 4 species, spanning an almost 80-fold difference in sample size (from 136 to over 10,700 individuals) and found that the predictive accuracy was within 0.02-0.05 of the standard GBLUP and Bayesian ridge regression approaches, again without the user having to manually select a model. More importantly the pipeline was able to recover known biological signals (FLC, FT and DOG1 in Arabidopsis, Waxy and GW5 in rice and Glu-D1 in wheat) and produced well calibrated association statistics. The most interesting observation though is that prediction accuracy and biological association are not necessarily the same thing. Two traits with identical predictive performance could have association significance that varied by over 60 orders of magnitude. So knowing how well we can predict a trait doesn't necessarily tell us anything about the distribution of the genetic architecture of that trait across the genome. That's where GenoBridge is actually of value. It's not just another machine learning pipeline. It's an example of an adaptive analytical workflow that doesn't just throw algorithms at the data but asks whether the data actually justify the next analytical step. As the amount of genomic data we generate continues to grow and the number of computational methods available to us increases, the bottleneck may not be in finding the right algorithm at all. The bottleneck may be in deciding which algorithm we can actually trust.</p><p>GenoBridge offers a potential solution: let the data tell you which model is appropriate, validate the prediction rigorously and only then move from prediction to biological discovery. That may be where computational genomics is heading. Rather than a future in which there is one single 'best' model, we may be heading towards a future of intelligent systems that know when a model is appropriate, when a result is reliable and when the biology is actually telling us something that we should be listening to.</p><p>More at&nbsp;https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13007-026-01596-5</p>]]></description>
	<dc:creator>BioStar</dc:creator>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 17 Nov 2013 10:35:49 -0600</pubDate>
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  <title><![CDATA[BIGRE Lab]]></title>
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<p>The Laboratoire de Bioinformatique des Génomes et des Réseaux (Genome and Network Bioinformatics) is specialized in the conception, implementation, evaluation and application of bioinformatics approaches for the analysis of genome, transcriptome, proteome and metabolism.<br />Our main activities include</p>

<p>Analysis of regulatory sequences (RSAT project)<br />Classification and analysis of mobile genetic elements (ACLAME project).<br />Analysis of molecular interaction networks (NeAT project)<br />Inference of metabolic pathways from genomic and post-genomic data <br />(metabolic pathfinding, see also metabolic pathfinding in NeAT)<br />Critical assesment of protein interactions (CAPRI)</p>

<p>Lab Page http://www.bigre.ulb.ac.be/</p>
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