Tagged: Genomics Aotearoa

Wasps are forever? The potential to eliminate an invasive pest in New Zealand; permissions withstanding - Genomics Aotearoa

Genomics Aotearoa • Dec 21, 2020 •

• environment and ecology,
• genomics,
• Genomics Aotearoa,
• predator free 2050,
• wasps

By Gemma McLaughlin, University of Otago PhD candidate Invasive social wasps have long plagued New Zealand’s beech forests and suburbs. Now, a  genetic technology holds the potential to stop such wasps in their tracks. But one major issue lurks: are scientists even allowed to explore this option? New Zealand summers are a great thing. We have our kiwi classics: … Read More

Containers for reproducible bioinformatics research - Genomics Aotearoa

Genomics Aotearoa • Aug 12, 2020 •

• bioinformatics,
• containers,
• datasets,
• Genomics Aotearoa,
• NeSi,
• reproducibility,
• Training

By Aleksandra Pawlik, Ngoni Faya, Joseph Guhlin, Megan Guidry, Tom Harrop, Dinindu Senanayake Rapid development of computational bioinformatics tools mean we can more easily push research boundaries. However, it comes at a cost. The complexity of the software chain that needs to be installed and configured to run advanced workflows results in researchers spending hours, if not days, trying … Read More