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The Genomics & Bioinformatics Core Facility at the University of Edinburgh genomics.ed.ac.uk

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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
📢 Edinburgh Genomics will be closing at the end of this year🧬🖥️ 🙏 It's been a great privilege to support and contribute to so many brilliant research projects 🧬 Sequencing services at the University will now be provided through the Genetics Core: 🔗 clinical-research-facility.ed.ac.uk/core-service...
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Genetics | Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility | Edinburgh Clinical Research Facility
The Genetics Core is staffed and equipped to provide secure receipt, processing, archiving and analysis of biological samples. Our team can provide support for your clinical research from sample colle...
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
A few places are still available for this training course 🐍🖥️🧬 Don’t miss out, secure your place today and get ready to boost your research! 🚀 🗒️ Registration will be open until Thursday, 28th August 👇
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Javier Santoyo @jsantoyo.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
📣 Big shout-out to Edinburgh Genomics team & Alex Twyford for leading this work on teaching plant genomics! 🌱🧬🖥️🎓 Many thanks to all participants & to ONT for supplying reagents! #Bioinformatics #Genomics #Training @edgenome.bsky.social @nanoporetech.com 🔗 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
📣 Fantastic opportunity to join Joris Veltman’s outstanding group at the Institute of Genetics and Cancer, the University of Edinburgh, advancing research in reproductive genomics and genomic medicine 🚀🖥️🧬 📅 Deadline: 1 Sept @jorisveltman.bsky.social @uoe-igc.bsky.social @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
📢 Ready to level up your coding? Join our next training course: 🐍 Advanced Python for Biologists 📅 1–5 Sept 2025 | 💻 Live online 🔗 Register: genomics.ed.ac.uk/event/advanc... 🧬 A hands-on course for life scientists ready to boost their coding skills in data analysis & tool development. #Python 🖥️🧬
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Elisabeth Bik @elisabethbik.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
New guidance published @ukrio.bsky.social to support responsible AI use in research This guidance, part of UKRIO’s priority workstream on AI and research integrity, provides a principle-based, researcher-focused resource adaptable across disciplines and technologies. ukrio.org/ukrio-resour...
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Embracing AI with integrity - UK Research Integrity Office
Embracing AI with integrity A practical guide for researchers The UK Research Integrity Office (UKRIO) has launched new guidance to help researchers navigate the research integrity challenges posed by...
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PacBio @pacbio.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
#HiFisequencing with #PacBio is rewriting the rules for dried blood spot analysis. With Ampli-Fi and SPRQ chemistry, even ultra-low input samples can deliver full, phased genomes that change the game for newborn screening. Read more: bit.ly/4kbrzm6
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
🧬 🖥️ That’s a wrap on our RNAseq Data Analysis course! 🙏 A big thank you to everyone who joined us online last week to explore the world of transcriptomics — from QC and read alignment to gene expression and interpretation. @edinuni-irr.bsky.social @roslininstitute.bsky.social @uoe-igc.bsky.social
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Join our Single-cell RNA-seq Data Analysis course, running 23–25 June 2025 online! ✅ Process single-cell RNA-seq data ✅ Perform clustering and dimensionality reduction ✅ Identify cell types and gene expression patterns 📅 Book now: genomics.ed.ac.uk/event/single...
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Single-Cell RNA-seq Data Analysis – Edinburgh Genomics
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Javier Santoyo @jsantoyo.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
A new compression strategy to reduce the size of nanopore sequencing data. #DataCompression #Nanopore #SequenceData #Bioinformatics #Genomics @nanoporetech.com @genomeresearch.bsky.social‬ 🧬 🖥️ genome.cshlp.org/content/earl...
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Albert Vilella, PhD. @albertvilella.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
Roche has given more details of their SBX NGS technology: it'll be called Axelios, and we know it's aimed at competing against Illumina SBS technology, the technology the San Diego company acquired from Cambridge UK Solexa. I'll give you a second to catch up with it... Axelios vs Solexa....
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Javier Santoyo @jsantoyo.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Starship giant transposable elements cluster by host taxonomy using k-mer-based phylogenetics. #TransposableElements #TEs #Kmer #Phylogenetics #Genomics #Bioinformatics #G3 🧬 🖥️ academic.oup.com/g3journal/ad...
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Javier Santoyo @jsantoyo.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
The impact of PCR duplication on RNAseq data generated using NovaSeq 6000, NovaSeq X, AVITI, and G4 sequencers. #RNAseq #PCRduplication #Benchmarking #Genomics #GenomeBiology genomebiology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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The impact of PCR duplication on RNAseq data generated using NovaSeq 6000, NovaSeq X, AVITI, and G4 sequencers - Genome Biology
Background Transcriptome sequencing (RNA-seq) is a powerful technology for gene expression profiling. Selection of optimal parameters for cDNA library generation is crucial for acquisition of…
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Javier Santoyo @jsantoyo.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Comparative assessment of the Sikun 2000 sequencing platform for whole genome sequencing. #ShortRead #Sequencer #ScientificData www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Comparative assessment of the Sikun 2000 sequencing platform for whole genome sequencing - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Comparative assessment of the Sikun 2000 sequencing platform for whole genome sequencing
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Javier Santoyo @jsantoyo.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Flexible, production-scale, human whole genome sequencing on a benchtop sequencer. #WGS #GenomeSequencing #NGS #Sequencing #Genomics #ElementBiosciences #Aviti ‪@elembio.bsky.social‬ 🧬🧪 bmcgenomics.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
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Flexible, production-scale, human whole genome sequencing on a benchtop sequencer - BMC Genomics
Human whole-genome sequencing (hWGS) provides comprehensive genomic information that can help guide research in disease prevention and treatment. Recent advancements in sequencing technology have…
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
That’s a wrap on our NEB RNA-seq Library Prep Lab Course! 🧪🔬 Big thanks to everyone who took part and made the course a success! 👏 Special thanks to Max Fritsch & Michael Skelly, from New England Biolabs 🦋, for their continued support! Next course on RNA-seq data 👇 genomics.ed.ac.uk/event/rna-se...
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Want to get to grips with RNA-seq data? Join our online RNA-seq Data Analysis workshop from 16–19 June 2025! ✅ Perform differential expression analysis ✅ Use tools like STAR, DESeq2 & more 🖥️ Hands-on, expert-led, and beginner-friendly. 📅register now: genomics.ed.ac.uk/event/rna-se...
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RNA-seq Data Analysis – Edinburgh Genomics
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
📣 We still have a couple of spots left in our online training courses next week! 🧬 Linux for Genomics (9–10 June) 👉 genomics.ed.ac.uk/event/introd... 📊 R for Biologists (11–13 June) 👉 genomics.ed.ac.uk/event/r-for-... Don’t miss out - last places available!
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
📣 There are still a few places available on our upcoming #RNASeq library prep Course, running next week, 28–29 May, at Edinburgh Genomics. 🧬🧪 ⏳ Don’t miss out – registration closes soon! 👉 genomics.ed.ac.uk/event/rna-li... #Sequencing #Genomics #RNAseq #LabTraining
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RNA Library Preparation – Lab Course – Edinburgh Genomics
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
🔬 That’s a wrap on our Metabarcoding & Metagenomics workshop! 4 days of hands-on tutorials, microbiome insights, and plenty of Qiime2, NanoClust, and HUMAnN action 🧫💻 Huge thanks to our amazing participants & instructors! #bioinformatics #metagenomics #EdGenTraining
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
It was great to welcome colleagues from the Sarawak Infectious Disease Centre this week! 🔬They visited Edinburgh Genomics, with productive discussion around genomics infrastructure, data generation, and long-read sequencing 🌏 Always a pleasure to connect with international teams driving innovation
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Join our 2-day RNA Library Preparation Lab Course at Edinburgh Genomics: 📅 28–29 May 2025 📍 Ashworth Labs, University of Edinburgh 🧪 Use @NEBiolabs NEBNext UltraExpress kits 🧬 Option to bring your own sample! 👉 genomics.ed.ac.uk/event/rna-li... 📸 See our last course in action!
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
🚨 Our Intro to #Python course starts next week and there’s still space! 🧬 Perfect for #biologists & #genomic scientists 💻 🖥️Learn to automate tasks, analyse data & build #bioinformatics pipelines 📍 In-person 📅 Plus #R & #Linux courses in June! 🔗 Sign up: genomics.ed.ac.uk/training
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
That’s a wrap on our first-ever Full Length 16S rRNA @pacbio.bsky.social Sequencing & Bioinformatics course! 🧪💻 From lab bench to species-level insight, participants processed their own data through QC, DADA2, taxonomic annotation & more, to create figures like this! 🧬👇
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
We’ve just wrapped up the lab part of our new Full Length 16S rRNA @pacbio.bsky.social course 🧪🧬 Next week, we’ll take the data into bioinformatics—giving participants full end-to-end insight into the workflow. 🖥️ Join a future lab course 👉 genomics.ed.ac.uk/event/rna-li... #Genomics #PacBio #16S
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Last week, we were delighted to host a seminar with Tushar from Scale Biosciences who shared exciting insights into their latest technologies and protocols for #SingleCell sequencing Great to see so much interest and discussion around innovation in this fast-moving field!
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
That’s a wrap on last week’s #Snakemake ! Thank you to our participants for their enthusiasm—hope you’re ready to supercharge your workflows! 🐍🖥️🧬 Next week 16S lab and bioinformatics: genomics.ed.ac.uk/event/full-l... Then long read bioinformatics April 28 - May 1 genomics.ed.ac.uk/event/introd...
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 28/03/2025
🧬 Best Practices for DNA Extraction: The Right Method for Your Sequencing Needs 🧬 Our lab team has put together what we believe are the best extraction methods for different sequencing platforms. A quick guide! 🧵👇 🧵1/5
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Join us for a FREE Lunch & Learn on April 2nd! 🍽️🔬 We’re excited to welcome @scalebio to Edinburgh, where they’ll be sharing the latest breakthroughs in single-cell technologies! 🔗 Register now: pages.scale.bio/-edinburghap... #Genomics #SingleCell #LunchAndLearn #Edinburgh
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Last week we ran our fantastic Variant Analysis course, where participants identified and analysed both somatic and germline variants 🧬🖥️ Looking to improve your #bioinformatics and #genomics skills? Check out our training courses: genomics.ed.ac.uk/service/trai...
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
A few spaces left on our Snakemake course next week! This online workshop is perfect for researchers aiming to automate data analysis tasks in biological research, especially those involving next-generation sequencing data. 🧬🖥️ Register here: genomics.ed.ac.uk/event/snakem... 🐍🐍🐍🐍
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
📢A super exciting new course covering both lab skills 👩‍🔬 AND bioinformatics 💻- you won't find a course like this anywhere else! Learn full-length 16S sequencing with PacBio! 🧬🖥️ 📅 April 8-9 (Lab), April 15-16 (Online Bioinformatics) 🔗 Register now: genomics.ed.ac.uk/event/full-l...
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Master Variant Analysis! Join our online course (17–20 March 2025) to learn germline & somatic variant calling with the GATK pipeline. Hands-on training with Edinburgh Genomics experts! 📅 17–20 March 2025 | 🖥️ Online | 🔗 Register now: genomics.ed.ac.uk/event/varian... 🧬🖥️
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Variant Analysis – Edinburgh Genomics
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
🔬 Our Single-Cell RNA-seq course last week was a huge success – and completely SOLD OUT! 🎉 Over three days, participants mastered #scRNAseq analysis, from preprocessing to clustering & visualization. Thanks to everyone who joined! 👏 #Genomics #Bioinformatics #Training
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
🧬 Four days of hands-on #RNAseq training complete! From quality control to differential expression analysis, participants gained essential #bioinformatics skills for transcriptomics. Great discussions, practicals & networking! #Genomics #Training #EdinburghGenomics
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
📢 Exciting news! @BBSRC’s latest report highlights @EdGenomics' pivotal role in advancing UK genomics & sequencing! We’re honoured to be featured. 🧬🙌 📰 Read more: www.ukri.org/who-we-are/h... 🧵 (1/6)
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Our contribution to sequencing and genomics
BBSRC’s investments into the tools underpinning genome sequencing and wider genomics research has supported innovation and expansion of this bioscience field.
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Last week, we wrapped up our first Genome Assembly course at Edinburgh Genomics! 🧬 From raw reads to high-quality assemblies, participants gained hands-on experience with cutting-edge tools & workflows Thanks to all who joined us! 🎉 #Bioinformatics #GenomeAssembly #Training
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
🧬 Last week, we ran a #DNA Library Prep for Short Read #Sequencing workshop! 🧪 The course was fully booked with 12 keen participants, and we were delighted to have reps from @NEBiolabs join us to support and share insights with attendees.🦋 Thanks to everyone who took part!👏 #Genomics #Training
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
Last week, we hosted a fantastic seminar with #Illumina on single-cell analysis! Great discussions, insightful questions, and plenty of inspiration for future research. Thanks to everyone who joined, and especially to Laura and Pauline from #illumina ! #Genomics #SingleCell
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
🚀 Learn RNA-Seq & Single-Cell RNA-Seq Data Analysis! 🚀 Join our in-person courses at Edinburgh Genomics: 🔬 RNA-Seq Data Analysis 📍 17–20 Feb 2025 🔗 genomics.ed.ac.uk/event/rna-se... 🧬 Single-Cell RNA-Seq Data Analysis 📍 24–26 Feb 2025 🔗 genomics.ed.ac.uk/event/single... 🖥️
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RNA-seq Data Analysis – Edinburgh Genomics
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
🐧 Last week we wrapped up our Linux for Genomics workshop! Participants mastered essential shell skills, from file management to powerful tools like samtools & bedtools. 🖥️🧬 Missed this one? Join us for the next session! 👉 genomics.ed.ac.uk/event/introd... 📸
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
🚨 Edinburgh Genomics Open-Access Program 🚨 🎉 Calling all University of Edinburgh staff & students! Access state-of-the-art molecular lab equipment to elevate your research. Read this thread to find out what's available and how to access it! 🖥️🧬🧪🔬💻 #OpenAccess #genomics 🧵1/6
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
🚀 Last week we wrapped up our #Python for #Biologists workshop with 20 enthusiastic participants! 🐍 From mastering text manipulation to crafting #bioinformatics pipelines, everyone made fantastic progress. 💻🧬 Huge thanks to our amazing instructors and attendees! 📸
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
🎓 We just wrapped up another successful R for Biologists online course! Participants learned R basics, data manipulation, and creating publication-ready plots. 📊 Missed out? Register now for the next session: genomics.ed.ac.uk/event/r-for-... #RforBiologists #Bioinformatics 🖥️🧬👩‍💻👨‍💻
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
🔬 Unlock #Genomic Diversity with #Pangenome Analysis! Discover the full genetic blueprint of a species—core genes & unique variations. Transform research in healthcare, agriculture, & more. Let Edinburgh Genomics power your next breakthrough! 🚀🖥️🧬 Here's what we offer: 🧵1/4
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Kathryn Campbell @thatkatc.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Had a great time at the #PairProgramming #EdinburghWinterSchool25, presenting on #Bioinformatics #training for @edgenome.bsky.social Big thanks to @edinkasia.bsky.social @drpawelo.bsky.social @brittneuropsych.bsky.social for an amazing event, and @felienne.bsky.social for an inspiring keynote! 🖥️🧬🐥🐤
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
🚨 Genome Assembly & Annotation Online Course 🚨 🗓️ 10–12 Feb 2025 💻 Hands-on with PacBio & Nanopore data 🔬 Learn de novo assembly, Hi-C integration & genome annotation for prokaryotes & eukaryotes 👉 Secure your spot now: genomics.ed.ac.uk/event/genome... 🖥️🧬💻🧪🔬
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Genome Assembly and Annotation – Edinburgh Genomics
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
🎉 Start 2025 with new skills! Join our DNA Library Preparation for Short-Read Sequencing course. 📅 6th Feb 2025 📍 Edinburgh Genomics 🔬 Hands-on lab work, MiSeq demo, and more! Limited spots—register now: genomics.ed.ac.uk/event/dna-li... #Genomics #DNASequencing #HappyNewYear2025 🎆 🖥️🧬🧪
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DNA Library Preparation for Short Read Sequencing – Lab Course – Edinburgh Genomics
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
2024 was an incredible year at Edinburgh Genomics! 🎉 Thank you for your support as we pushed boundaries in #sequencing, #bioinformatics, and #training courses. 🧬🖥️🔬🧪 🎥 Check out our ‘2024 #Wrapped’ video to celebrate with us! Here’s to an even brighter 2025! 🚀 media.ed.ac.uk/media/EdGe_W...
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Edinburgh Genomics @edgenome.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
🚀 Kickstart your coding journey in 2025 with our introductory courses this January! 📅 ✅ R for Biologists ✅ Intro to Python ✅ Linux for Genomics 📍 Perfect for biologists & genomic scientists—boost your research skills! 🔗 Sign up now: genomics.ed.ac.uk/service/trai... 🖥️🧬💻🔬
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