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Learn to access and work with data from the Sequence Read Archive (SRA) in this 35-minute tutorial presented at the Computational Genomics Summer Institute. Master the essential skills for retrieving genomic sequencing data from one of the world's largest public repositories of biological sequence information. Explore practical techniques for searching, downloading, and processing SRA datasets for computational genomics research. Discover how tools like STAT can help assess next-generation sequencing submissions using MinHash-based k-mer analysis for quality control and data validation. Gain insights into planetary-scale genome assembly approaches and understand how SRA data contributes to large-scale genomics surveys that explore life's diversity. Build proficiency with NCBI database resources and learn best practices for handling massive genomic datasets in your research workflows.
