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bioinformatics toolkit

  1. Building a .NET Quality Control Tool for Next-Generation Sequencing Technologies 

    November 9, 2011

    The challenge of DNA sequencing is central to all genomics research, and while the technology has existed since the 1970s, today’s massively-parallel sequencing instruments are capable of producing gigabytes of raw genomic data quickly and increasingly cheaply. Reconstruction of a DNA sequence from this data…

  2. Microsoft Biology Foundation Evolves into New Toolkit: .NET Bio 

    October 18, 2011

    The Microsoft Biology Foundation (MBF) has undergone a significant transformation since it was first released. Over time, it’s become clear that a new name was also in order. So today, I am pleased to announce that MBF will now be known as .NET Bio. In…