NIH’s COVID-focused Sequence Read Archive (SRA) datasets are now open access on AWS!

While searching for SARS-CoV-2 sequences, have you longed for a COVID-focused SRA dataset? Great news — now there is one! We are happy to announce the addition of COVID-focused datasets (including source and normalized SRA file formats) to the AWS … Continue reading

We want to hear from you about changes to NIH’s Sequence Read Archive data format and storage

NIH’s Sequence Read Archive (SRA) is the largest, most diverse collection of next generation sequencing data from human, non-human and microbial sources. Hosted by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), SRA data … Continue reading

May 20 webinar: Exploring SRA metadata in the cloud with BigQuery

Join us on May 20th to learn how to use Google’s BigQuery to quickly search the data from the Sequence Read Archive (SRA) in the cloud to speed up your bioinformatic research and discovery projects. BigQuery is a tool for … Continue reading

April 8 Webinar: Accelerate genomics discovery with SRA in the cloud

On Wednesday, April 8, 2019 at 12 PM, NCBI staff will show you how to leverage the cloud to speed up your research and discovery. You’ll be introduced to new and existing tools and data including BigQuery, SRA Toolkit, and … Continue reading

The entire corpus of the Sequence Read Archive (SRA) now live on two cloud platforms!

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce that all controlled-access and publicly available data in SRA is now available through Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Amazon Web Services (AWS). To access the data please visit our SRA in the Cloud webpage where … Continue reading

NCBI on YouTube: Get the most out of NCBI resources with these videos

Check out the latest videos on YouTube to learn how to best use NCBI graphical viewers, SRA, PGAP, and other resources. Genome Data Viewer: Analyzing Remote BAM Alignment Files and Other Tips This video shows you how to upload remote … Continue reading

NCBI on YouTube: Get the most out of NCBI resources with these videos

Check out the latest videos on YouTube to learn how to best use NCBI graphical viewers, SRA, PGAP, and other resources. Genome Data Viewer: Analyzing Remote BAM Alignment Files and Other Tips This video shows you how to upload remote … Continue reading

Single Cell in the Cloud Codeathon, Jan 15-17 at NYGC

NCBI is pleased to announce a single-cell focused codeathon at the New York Genome Center,  January 15 -17. To apply, please complete the application form by December 30, 2019. Read on if you need more information about the event. When … Continue reading