Lee Katz

I am the senior bioinformatician in the Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch at CDC. In my free time, I try to be a good husband and parent, and in my imaginary free time, I podcast with my co-hosts on the Micro Binfie podcast.

What does it take to switch over to BAM from FASTQ?

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