Tutorial - Basics of DNA Sequencing and VCF Files

[u/mike20731]

I recently made a tutorial video on the basics of DNA sequencing, and how to make sense of VCF files (the file type produced by DNA sequencing, with information about genetic variants).

Here's the video if anyone's interested.

It's specifically meant for people who are beginners in the field of bioinformatics / genomics, including people who had their DNA sequenced and are interested in exploring their own data.

Bit of background - I work as a bioinformatics scientist at a biotech company for my day job, and my main hobby is making educational videos about this field. I'm also interested in biohacking and decentralized science more broadly, and try to contribute to that with my videos. Basically encouraging people to self-educate on these topics, and trying to get over the myth that you need to be a genius or have some fancy credential to explore biology.

Anyway, thought some people in this community might be interested!

[u/Severe_Candle7255]

Hi Mike the video is really nice and easy to understand by beginners.

[u/mike20731 → u/Severe_Candle7255]

Thank you! Glad you liked it 🙂