Data Tidiness
- Metadata is key for you and others to be able to work with your data.
- Tabular data needs to be structured to be able to work with it effectively.
- Consider using a structured relational database instead of spreadsheet for a more thoroughly documented data structure.
Planning for NGS Projects
- Data being sent to a sequencing center also needs to be structured so you can use it.
- Raw sequencing data should be kept raw somewhere, so you can always go back to the original files.
Examining Data on the NCBI SRA Database
- Public data repositories are a great source of genomic data.
- You are likely to put your own data on a public repository.