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Next generation sequencing - Tools and issues for human health

Author: Nathalie MARSAUD

Publication date: February 10, 2019 | Lire en français

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    3. Analysis of NGS data: a challenge for bioinformatics

    3.1 Genomics in the age of Big Data

    With the advent of NGS, the amount of data generated has exploded, and is set to double every two years. According to analyst firm IDC (International Data Corporation), the world's leading IT market research and advisory group, the amount of data is set to reach 163 zettabytes (163 billion terabytes) by 2025.

    Big data or metadata or massive data

    This term, which appeared around 1997, refers to very large volumes of data requiring specific storage and analysis capacities.

    This increase in the volume of data in biology has led to a shift in the traditional paradigm of science. Researchers used to formulate a hypothesis and then carry...

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