That Sam I Am.  The entire field of high-throughput genomics appears to be inspired by the American children’s book author Dr. Seuss. Given that we are currently reading through the original books almost on a daily basis due to the presence of a toddler in our home, mentioning *.sam files, *.bam files or sam2bam routines always makes me smile. However, this is not a post about children’s books; it’s about a likely 2013 trend in genomic research, the redefinition of the boundary between genome center and end user and the laptopification of life sciences. Continue reading →