Pipeline Frameworks for Genomic Data
Pipelines as Analysis Tools in Genomic Data Science
Yesterday I was returning home from university via the expressway and the oil refinery at Sapugaskanda caught my eye. The refinery towers operate while sending huge flames into the sky with smoke. The sight of the oil refinery reminded me of pipelines which are used in many manufacturing and transportation industries to transform and transport materials which will provide outputs at the end. One common example is an oil pipeline which is used for long-distance transportation, while refining the oil within intermediate units to give various petroleum products.
Similarly, genomic data can be passed through special software pipelines to refine and analyze the data as required, while resulting in desired visualizations and interpretations.
Pipelines in Genomics
With the advancement in sequencing technologies such as Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), huge amounts of genomic data are being generated at a fast rate. NGS techniques include steps such as sequence alignment and genomic annotation that consist of plethora of parameters and are compute-intensive. With the abundance of data and problems faced while carrying out genomic analyses, have led to the creation of several efficient tools for faster processing…
