dna sequencing
Data retention and who holds the raw files
Who keeps FASTQ, BAM and VCF, for how long, and what to do before a download link closes. Retention is a custody decision, not a file habit.
8 October 2026 · 8 min read
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dna sequencing
Quality scores and a FASTQ file
Read the four lines of a FASTQ record, treat Q20 and Q30 as planning thresholds, and expect quality to fall toward the end of a read.
8 October 2026 · 10 min read
genome editing
What sequence data to request after an edit
After an edit, request coordinates, the genome build, FASTQ files, an allele table, coverage and controls. A PDF of the on-target site is not the dataset.
8 October 2026 · 8 min read