Category Archives: Genomics

Contributed by Darwin Bandoy DVM Learning microbiology is hard, learning genomics is hard and the learning curve is not simply exponential but factorial for learning bacterial genomics. I had the advantage of being a veterinarian with a training in microbiology … Continue reading →

Contributed by Carol Huang The recent work on bioinformatics analysis of pathogen strains from outbreaks made me consider the aspects that can be used for this type of analysis. When we are facing a pathogen outbreak, the first thing we … Continue reading →

Contributed by Nguyet Kong CLC Genomics Workbench was designed to assist with many different Next Generation Sequencing bioinformatics applications from RNAseq, Transcriptomics, Metagenomics, Epigenomics and de novo assembly. The CLC Genomics Workbench is a user-friendly software that is easily used by … Continue reading →

Contributed by Allison Weis The big scary world of genomics, when first entering, can be overwhelming to say the least. But with a deep breath and these tools, you’ll soon be whizzing down ATG Avenue with the other polymerases. First, … Continue reading →

Outbreak Tracking, Infectious Disease Diagnostics Becoming Key Applications for NGS Dec 28, 2015 | Monica Heger Premium NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – In 2011, experts predicted that within five to 10 years, clinical microbiology labs would routinely sequence microbial genomes on a next-generation … Continue reading →

Contributed by Bart C. Weimer, PhD Recently food regulatory agencies have moved to using genomics for regulation. Coupled to that move the FDA announced finalization of the Foreign Supplier Verification Program using the authority extended to them via FSMA. These two major changes … Continue reading →