What high-performance language to learn in bioinformatics? I have been asked many times on the question, so I decided to write down my thought in a blog post. This is going to be controversial. lh3.github.io/2024/03/05/wha…

Release 1.20 of HTSlib, SAMtools, and BCFtools is now available from GitHub. See htslib.org/download/ for links to tarballs and release notes.

VCFv4.5 has been finalised! Many thanks for all feedback during the two release candidate public consultation periods. Headline features of VCF 4.5 are: - Base modification calling support - Improved scalability via local allele encoding and per-sample reference block definitions

Congratulations Steve McCarroll and well deserved!

Release 1.21 of HTSlib, SAMtools, and BCFtools is now available from GitHub. See htslib.org/download/ for links to tarballs and release notes.