Computer-based sequence analysis represents an integral part of modern molecular biology!

 

Current Content of the EMBL Nucleotide Database:

  • in total 190,119,871 entries (190 million!)
  • comprising 287,946,554,761 nucleotides (287 billion!)

(Release 104 from May 2010)

Source: Opens external link in new window http://www.ebi.ac.uk/ena/about

 

 

Progress in Genome Analysis:

 

Current status of July 2010:

  • 1,326 published complete genomes (>80% of them are bacterial!)
  • 6,503 ongoing sequencing projects!

Source: Opens external link in new window http://www.genomesonline.org

 

 

Metagenomics outcompetes Moore's law!

Metagenomics sprang from advances in sequencing technology, and continued improvements are providing data in quantities unimaginable a few years ago. But without concerted efforts, the amount of data will quickly outpace the ability of scientists to analyze it.

For the full text have a look at Opens external link in new window Editorial in Nature Methods from September 2009