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Fulcrum Genomics @fulcrumgenomics.com · 6d

10th Anniversary Core Values blog series: Openness

Openness is an action. It’s a positive, and proactive, choice to lean-in.

It begins with a simple but powerful question: What do I know that others need to know?

Read more: blog.fulcrumgenomics.com/p/core-value...

Core Value: Openness

Fulcrum Genomics 10th Anniversary Series

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Nils Homer @nilshomer.com · 8d

I'll be there to prove I'm not an AI. Lets meet up!

Fulcrum Genomics @fulcrumgenomics.com · 13d

@nilshomer.com, Yossi Farjoun, and @tfenne.bsky.social will be attending #ASHG25 in Boston this year on behalf of Fulcrum Genomics. Let us know if you'll be there too!

Tim Fennell @tfenne.bsky.social · 20d

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Fulcrum Genomics @fulcrumgenomics.com · 13d

@nilshomer.com, Yossi Farjoun, and @tfenne.bsky.social will be attending #ASHG25 in Boston this year on behalf of Fulcrum Genomics. Let us know if you'll be there too!

Tim Fennell @tfenne.bsky.social · 20d

We're attending ASHG in Boston this October - if you're going too, let us know!

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Tim Fennell @tfenne.bsky.social · 20d

@nilshomer.com, Yossi Farjoun and I will be attending ASHG in Boston this year on behalf of Fulcrum Genomics. Let us know if you'll be there too!

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Nils Homer @nilshomer.com · Aug 10

The Charles river doesn’t have trees… just saying.

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Nils Homer @nilshomer.com · Jul 28

Here’s to another ten years working with awesome and talented people on challenging and impactful Bioinformatics problems!

blog.fulcrumgenomics.com/p/ten-years-...

Ten Years of Fulcrum Genomics

Fulcrum Genomics Founded July 27, 2015

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Fulcrum Genomics @fulcrumgenomics.com · Jul 23

We love working with people who notice how things fit together, who make unwieldy problems work better. The 'Meet the Team' series spotlights humans behind our bioinformatics work. We hope you'll feel like you've met us — or want to. Meet Erin McAuley: blog.fulcrumgenomics.com/p/meet-erin-...

Meet Erin McAuley

Scaling Science Without Losing the Plot

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Nils Homer @nilshomer.com · Jul 23

Remember, to be generous also means accepting help to allow others the opportunity to be generous. You cannot give that which you do not have.

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Nils Homer @nilshomer.com · Jul 23

Rather than feeling unworthy or like a burden, I choose to be grateful for the time they shared, giving them the chance to be generous and reaffirming my own value.

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Nils Homer @nilshomer.com · Jul 23

I regularly volunteer my time meet with folks in the field. Instead, today reached out for guidance and help, and I was met with generosity as someone took the time to meet with me.

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Nils Homer @nilshomer.com · Jul 23

Saying no when someone offers to help deprives them of the opportunity to be generous.

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Nils Homer @nilshomer.com · Jul 12

What's the equivalent in #bioinformatics?

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Fix This Sign

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Nils Homer @nilshomer.com · Jul 2

My Genetic Data are public: blog.fulcrumgenomics.com/p/my-genetic...

My Genetic Data are public

Genomics, privacy, and the acquisition of 23andMe.

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Nils Homer @nilshomer.com · Jun 4

It's a "I don't want to have to write the same thing multiple times across clients" and "here's a look at the quality of code we write" and "community benefit is one of our core values"...

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Nils Homer @nilshomer.com · May 27

By the power of Grayskull...

blog.fulcrumgenomics.com/p/create-con...

Create conda recipes with Grayskull

Master the Conda Universe

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Nils Homer @nilshomer.com · May 22

Cunningham’s Law, but making feature requests to get the correct answer. There’s got to be a German word for that.

Nils Homer @nilshomer.com · May 15

Half the battle is knowing the right reference to use...

Nils Homer @nilshomer.com · May 13

Join us and find out!

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Nils Homer @nilshomer.com · May 13

We try to be good #bioinformatics community members; check out our recent Open Source work @fulcrumgenomics.com
blog.fulcrumgenomics.com/p/recent-ope...

Recent Open Source Work by Fulcrum Genomics

Highlights from the last 3-4 months of our work in open source software

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Nils Homer @nilshomer.com · May 5

git mav

gist.github.com/nh13/0f32244...

.gitconfig

GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

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Nils Homer @nilshomer.com · Apr 30

"As of May 1st 2025, GATK forums will be community-driven and self-moderated. They will not be moderated or monitored by a GATK team member."

See more: gatk.broadinstitute.org/hc/en-us

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ALT: a man is covering his mouth with his hand and says `` and like that ... he 's gone . ''

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Nils Homer @nilshomer.com · Apr 28

fgbio in use again!

Who says we can't have OSS #bioinformatics from an commercial organization?

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Single duplex DNA sequencing with CODEC detects mutations with high sensitivity - Nature Genetics

Concatenating Original Duplex for Error Correction (CODEC) is a method that concatenates both strands of each DNA duplex to enable highly sensitive mutation detection in a range of analytes with fewer...

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Clint Valentine @moonlight.bio · Apr 16

Python is a simple language, but using it isn't always easy.

Today I reflected on the following code. To really understand it, one must learn: generators, type hinting, pytest fixtures, advanced usage of fixtures, monkey patching the OS environment, mocking impure environments, generators...

A Python programming snippet that uses pytest, pytest fixtures, advanced use of fixtures, monkey patching the OS environment, type hinting, mocking impure environments, and generators.

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Nils Homer @nilshomer.com · Apr 15

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Fulcrum Genomics @fulcrumgenomics.com · Apr 14

How to use Conda without running afoul of Anaconda licensing. Read more on our blog:

#bioinformatics #conda #software

open.substack.com/pub/fulcrumg...

Anaconda Licensing Changes

How to use Conda without running afoul of Anaconda licensing.

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