#bioinformatics — Public Fediverse posts

You know what floats to the top of my thoughts pretty often?

Globally, how much better #Bioinformatics, #ComputationalBiology, and #FOSS #OpenSource software would be with universal basic income. So many people would be happy to keep making their products better for the greater good if they didn't have to worry about shelter, food security, and healthcare.

You know what floats to the top of my thoughts pretty often?

Globally, how much better #Bioinformatics, #ComputationalBiology, and #FOSS #OpenSource software would be with universal basic income. So many people would be happy to keep making their products better for the greater good if they didn't have to worry about shelter, food security, and healthcare.

Here was a fun ACGT blog post that I published on October 21, 2015…the date that was the destination of the 'future' in the film Back to the Future II.

Great Scott! Five fun facts about DNA sequencing from 1985

https://www.acgt.me/blog/2015/10/21/great-scott-five-fun-facts-about-dna-sequencing-from-1985

#genomics #bioinformatics

Here was a fun ACGT blog post that I published on October 21, 2015…the date that was the destination of the 'future' in the film Back to the Future II.

Great Scott! Five fun facts about DNA sequencing from 1985

https://www.acgt.me/blog/2015/10/21/great-scott-five-fun-facts-about-dna-sequencing-from-1985

#genomics #bioinformatics

July 2026 WikiPathways update: 31 edits in 5 pathways by 4 contributors in and 1 new pathway. More news at https://github.com/wikipathways/wikipathways-help/discussions/236 https://data.wikipathways.org/

#bioinformatics #openscience #opensource

July 2026 WikiPathways update: 31 edits in 5 pathways by 4 contributors in and 1 new pathway. More news at https://github.com/wikipathways/wikipathways-help/discussions/236 https://data.wikipathways.org/

#bioinformatics #openscience #opensource

The Vertebrate Genomes Project Phase I: A global reference genome resource

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.24.732306v1

The Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP) aims to produce complete and near-error-free reference genomes for all ∼70,000 extant vertebrate species

#genomics #bioinformatics

The Vertebrate Genomes Project Phase I: A global reference genome resource

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.24.732306v1

The Vertebrate Genomes Project (VGP) aims to produce complete and near-error-free reference genomes for all ∼70,000 extant vertebrate species

#genomics #bioinformatics

Already working in #bioinformatics or a related area, but feel the need for some serious upskilling? You don't need to do a whole degree to benefit from our academic expertise - you can take single masters-level bioinformatics subjects through the University of Melbourne's Community Access Program!
https://study.unimelb.edu.au/how-to-apply/single-subject-study

Already working in #bioinformatics or a related area, but feel the need for some serious upskilling? You don't need to do a whole degree to benefit from our academic expertise - you can take single masters-level bioinformatics subjects through the University of Melbourne's Community Access Program!
https://study.unimelb.edu.au/how-to-apply/single-subject-study

samtools 1.24 released

https://github.com/samtools/samtools/releases/tag/1.24

#bioinformatics #samtools #bcftools #hts

samtools 1.24 released

https://github.com/samtools/samtools/releases/tag/1.24

#bioinformatics #samtools #bcftools #hts

@hoppla it applies to training also - the psychology but back it up with data #preventative care #human factors engineering #bioinformatics
for certain patients tell them to pray and believe in placebo effect plus see what ai thinks - almost like unit testing, if it helps find that one outlier case could be worth the electricity usage #house ai #localagi

@hoppla it applies to training also - the psychology but back it up with data #preventative care #human factors engineering #bioinformatics
for certain patients tell them to pray and believe in placebo effect plus see what ai thinks - almost like unit testing, if it helps find that one outlier case could be worth the electricity usage #house ai #localagi

Want to participate in a remote #Metabolomics conference?

Deadline for abstract submission to the International Electronic Conference on Metabolomics 2026 is July 17th.

Yes, it's funded by MDPI. I understand if you don't register because of that. But there are many genuinely good speakers who will be there, and yours truly will hopefully be presenting their work on trying to do QC/QA of the entirety of Metabolomics Workbench!

https://sciforum.net/event/IECM2026?section=#welcome

#Metabolomics #Bioinformatics

Want to participate in a remote #Metabolomics conference?

Deadline for abstract submission to the International Electronic Conference on Metabolomics 2026 is July 17th.

Yes, it's funded by MDPI. I understand if you don't register because of that. But there are many genuinely good speakers who will be there, and yours truly will hopefully be presenting their work on trying to do QC/QA of the entirety of Metabolomics Workbench!

https://sciforum.net/event/IECM2026?section=#welcome

#Metabolomics #Bioinformatics

Blended Genome Exome (BGE) is a high-quality, cost-effective genetic sequencing methodology that simultaneously captures both deep exome coverage and broad whole-genome variation in a single machine run.
#Genomics #MedicalGenetics #PsychiatricGenetics #Bioinformatics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/geno07082601.html

Blended Genome Exome (BGE) is a high-quality, cost-effective genetic sequencing methodology that simultaneously captures both deep exome coverage and broad whole-genome variation in a single machine run.
#Genomics #MedicalGenetics #PsychiatricGenetics #Bioinformatics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/geno07082601.html

@EvenRouault I haven’t reached that point yet (and am resisting where I have authority), but yeah - seeing more and more LLM commits in both #bioinformatics projects and hobby stuff too. Solidarity!

@EvenRouault I haven’t reached that point yet (and am resisting where I have authority), but yeah - seeing more and more LLM commits in both #bioinformatics projects and hobby stuff too. Solidarity!

Staff Associate II
The Department of Systems Biology at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/the-department-of-systems-biology-at-columbia-university-vagelos-college-of-physicians-and-surgeons-27778-staff-associate-ii/

#bioinformatics #com...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/the-department-of-systems-biology-at-columbia-university-vagelos-college-of-physicians-and-surgeons-27778-staff-associate-ii/?fsp_sid=13499

Staff Associate II
The Department of Systems Biology at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/the-department-of-systems-biology-at-columbia-university-vagelos-college-of-physicians-and-surgeons-27778-staff-associate-ii/

#bioinformatics #com...
https://jobrxiv.org/job/the-department-of-systems-biology-at-columbia-university-vagelos-college-of-physicians-and-surgeons-27778-staff-associate-ii/?fsp_sid=13499

An interesting perspective from @stephenturner.us on what will happen to #Bioinformatics analyst vs scientist jobs with the advent of AI for science and bio related stuff.

Assuming it actually pans out (I'm **very** doubtful of that), Stephen is advocating for training that is more about what makes an analysis pass the smell test.

https://blog.stephenturner.us/p/fewer-rungs-on-the-ladder

An interesting perspective from @stephenturner.us on what will happen to #Bioinformatics analyst vs scientist jobs with the advent of AI for science and bio related stuff.

Assuming it actually pans out (I'm **very** doubtful of that), Stephen is advocating for training that is more about what makes an analysis pass the smell test.

https://blog.stephenturner.us/p/fewer-rungs-on-the-ladder

"Minibwa is the new bwa-mem "

https://lh3.github.io/2026/07/04/minibwa-is-the-new-bwa

Minibwa is a fresh start without the baggage of backward compatibility. Combining the advantages of bwa-mem and minimap2, it works for long reads and finds much more long gaps in >500bp SBX reads than bwa-mem. With better engineering and parameter tuning, minibwa is also a few times as fast as bwa-mem.

#bwa #bioinformatics

"Minibwa is the new bwa-mem "

https://lh3.github.io/2026/07/04/minibwa-is-the-new-bwa

Minibwa is a fresh start without the baggage of backward compatibility. Combining the advantages of bwa-mem and minimap2, it works for long reads and finds much more long gaps in >500bp SBX reads than bwa-mem. With better engineering and parameter tuning, minibwa is also a few times as fast as bwa-mem.

#bwa #bioinformatics

I just published an essay I wrote over the weekend on AI, #bioinformatics education and workforce development:

"Fewer Rungs on the Ladder: Automating the analyst's work doesn't turn analysts into principal scientists". blog.stephenturner.us/p/fewer-rung... 🧬💻🧪

I'd love to hear others' thoughts.

Fewer Rungs on the Ladder

We're still running our Travel Fellowship scheme which aims to increase diverse participation at events that promote #OpenSource #Bioinformatics and/or #OpenScience - current call closes 1 August https://www.open-bio.org/2026/06/24/event-fellowship-2026-2/

We're still running our Travel Fellowship scheme which aims to increase diverse participation at events that promote #OpenSource #Bioinformatics and/or #OpenScience - current call closes 1 August https://www.open-bio.org/2026/06/24/event-fellowship-2026-2/

Pipeline release! nf-core/raredisease v3.1.2 - 3.1.2 - Princess Peach (patch)!
Call and score variants from WGS/WES of rare disease patients.
Please see the changelog: https://github.com/nf-core/raredisease/releases/tag/3.1.2

#diagnostics #raredisease #snv #structuralvariants #variantannotation #variantcalling #wes #wgs #nfcore #openscience #nextflow #bioinformatics

Pipeline release! nf-core/raredisease v3.1.2 - 3.1.2 - Princess Peach (patch)!
Call and score variants from WGS/WES of rare disease patients.
Please see the changelog: https://github.com/nf-core/raredisease/releases/tag/3.1.2

#diagnostics #raredisease #snv #structuralvariants #variantannotation #variantcalling #wes #wgs #nfcore #openscience #nextflow #bioinformatics

Bioinformaticians are impatient👇
Conda is notorious slow... then I found mamba https://github.com/mamba-org/mamba, then I found
pixi https://prefix.dev/blog/pixi_a_fast_conda_alternative : Blazing fast cross-platform package management for teams.
By the creators of the mamba package manager. #bioinformatics

Bioinformaticians are impatient👇
Conda is notorious slow... then I found mamba https://github.com/mamba-org/mamba, then I found
pixi https://prefix.dev/blog/pixi_a_fast_conda_alternative : Blazing fast cross-platform package management for teams.
By the creators of the mamba package manager. #bioinformatics

Pipeline release! nf-core/scrnaseq v4.2.0 - 4.2.0!
Single-cell RNA-Seq pipeline for barcode-based protocols such as 10x, DropSeq or SmartSeq, offering a variety of aligners and empty-droplet detection
Please see the changelog: https://github.com/nf-core/scrnaseq/releases/tag/4.2.0

#10xgenomics #10xgenomics #alevin #bustools #cellranger #kallisto #rnaseq #singlecell #starsolo #nfcore #openscience #nextflow #bioinformatics

DiSC member @Francesca_Finotello brought her talk on "in silico deconvolution" to two Innsbruck audiences: the Lunchtime Seminar at the Department of Computer Science and the 4th AI Austria meetup in Tyrol. She covered computational deconvolution recovering cell types from bulk RNA-seq data with ML methods. Seeing her work reach both academics and a technical community is the kind of outreach that drives digital science forward.

#bioinformatics #ml #digitalScience #genomics #rna