Introduction to Metagenomics for Researchers

In this screencast, I discuss why we should care about microbiomes and what is metagenomics more generally. I also talk about computational methods for analysis, and look at the nature of metagenomics data and how it differs from other types of data.

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[kseniaalexandrova]

Thank you very much for this wonderfully presented material.

[booJay]

Nice video, thanks Michael! I'm a molecular biologist who struggles with the basics of bioinformatics so this really helped.

[frankfeng]

Very good presentation. thanks for sharing.

[RyeCA]

This video is a great summary of Metagenomics!

[researchstudentacademy]

Best lecture on metagenomics, wish for further information 👌

[EtandoAAyuk]

Thanks so much for the video.
Very informative.
Uts my first time to read about metagenomics because I have an interest for my PhD and your video motivates me.
Thanks 😊

[bostonwren]

Wish I could see this great video earlier. So many questions solved.

[zc]

thank you so much for the presentation! well explained!

[muhammadfahmi]

May i ask, how exactly do you find these universal primers? Do we just type 16s in NCBI, then find the primer for that? Because usually, in NCBI, they're species specific, not umiversal

[mr.e-machine]

I have chronic gut issues that comes along with all other kinds of side effects. Is there any way to get into this study as a patient? I have an appointment at Ohio state coming soon. My life is falling apart and most of my doctors don't seem to understand the severity of it.