--- title: "Lucas Taniguti (@Taniguti) | Hashnode" description: "Developer and Bioinformatician. Read the latest articles by Lucas Taniguti on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@Taniguti" --- @Taniguti # Lucas Taniguti @Taniguti · Joined April 2023 Developer and Bioinformatician ### [VCF Files: Store all your Variants, and More](https://taniguti.hashnode.dev/vcf-files-store-all-your-variants-and-more?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Have you ever wondered how scientists and bioinformaticians store, access, and organize the genetic variants they discover in each sample? This is the purpose of the Variant Call Format (VCF). To tie in with what we've already discussed in previous p... 6 min read · [taniguti.hashnode.dev](https://taniguti.hashnode.dev/vcf-files-store-all-your-variants-and-more?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [1](https://hashnode.com/posts/vcf-files-store-all-your-variants-and-more/64bc353f6cd23ca30a6d0e03) [Jul 22, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/vcf-files-store-all-your-variants-and-more/64bc353f6cd23ca30a6d0e03) ### [Exploring Spider Genomes: Assessing Assembly Completeness](https://taniguti.hashnode.dev/exploring-spider-genomes-assessing-assembly-completeness?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) BUSCO is widely used in bioinformatics to assess completeness of genome assemblies. Here we will try his younger brother: compleasm 6 min read · [taniguti.hashnode.dev](https://taniguti.hashnode.dev/exploring-spider-genomes-assessing-assembly-completeness?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jun 28, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/exploring-spider-genomes-assessing-assembly-completeness/649c165da267ab63d615838c) ### [BAM Files: When Sequence Reads Match with References](https://taniguti.hashnode.dev/bam-files?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Now that you know about FASTA and FASTQs, let's dive into BAM files! 8 min read · [taniguti.hashnode.dev](https://taniguti.hashnode.dev/bam-files?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jun 8, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/bam-files/6481fb8ce7005ce9bb22dddd) ### [Communication Dichotomies: balancing your tone](https://taniguti.hashnode.dev/communication-dichotomies?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Effective communication with fellow human beings can be challenging, especially for remote workers 8 min read · [taniguti.hashnode.dev](https://taniguti.hashnode.dev/communication-dichotomies?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jun 5, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/communication-dichotomies/647e2db270df99945c286852) ### [FASTQ Files: Everywhere You Look in Bioinformatics](https://taniguti.hashnode.dev/fastq-files?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) The FASTQ format is a variation of the standard fasta format. Both are plain text and can hold sequence data, but FASTQ also holds additional quality inform 8 min read · [taniguti.hashnode.dev](https://taniguti.hashnode.dev/fastq-files?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [May 27, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/fastq-files/647259d7e6bf3c142cb9b57c)