From wet-lab to computational biology—tutorials, insights, and lessons learned
How I transitioned from pipetting and PCR to Python and phylogenetics. Lessons learned from my first computational biology project analyzing SARS-CoV-2 genomes—the challenges, victories, and what I wish I'd known before starting.
Walking through the process of reconstructing the complete SARS-CoV-2 genome from millions of short DNA reads using SPAdes and Galaxy. Understanding N50, de Bruijn graphs, and why genome assembly is like solving a massive jigsaw puzzle.
A beginner's guide to essential bioinformatics tools for viral genome analysis: SPAdes, QUAST, Prokka, MUSCLE, FastTree, LSD2, BioCyc, and more. What each tool does, when to use them, and lessons from hands-on experience.
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