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Extensive but not comprehensive compilation of de-novo assemblers

This figure is an update of Figure 1 in “A practical comparison of de novo genome assembly software tools for next-generation sequencing technologies.” published by Zhang et al (2011). The figure was produced in SVG so you should be able to click on the name of the assembler which should take you straight to the […]

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1st Viral Bioinformatics and Genomics Training Course

The first Viral Bioinformatics and Genomics training course held at the University of Glasgow was completed successfully by 14 delegates (nine external and five internal) on 10-14 August 2015. The course took place in the McCall Building computer cluster, and the adjacent Lomond and Dumgoyne Rooms were used for refreshments and lunch. Instructors: Joseph Hughes […]

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Adding a new assembler in MetAMOS

MetAMOS is a modular metagenomic analysis pipeline that can be used to automate metagenomic assembly, annotation and scaffolding analysis. Further information and published paper about MetAMOS can be found here and documentation about the pipeline can be found here. One of the biggest advantages of using the MetAMOS framework is the modularity of the framework. […]

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