Tag: Cancer Research
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Analysis of somatic mutations in whole blood
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Analysis of somatic mutations in whole blood from 200,618 individuals identifies pervasive positive selection and novel drivers of clonal hematopoiesis Why did they do this study? The study aimed to understand the genetic basis and implications of clonal hematopoiesis (CH) by analyzing somatic mutations in whole blood. CH is associated…
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NGS Workflow Management Systems
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Workflow management systems (WMS) like Nextflow, Bpipe, and JANIS are designed to streamline the execution of complex, multi-step computational processes, especially common in bioinformatics and other data-intensive fields. They address key challenges in managing workflows, such as reproducibility, scalability, and automation. To get an intuition about automation and efficiency, think…