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Reading Assignment for Friday, 27.06.25

On Friday morning we will present a study on the effects of agricultural practices on apple microbiota. It is a simple experimental design and easy to understand results based on AmpSeq data. There are many aspects of this paper that we can discuss, but the prerequisite is that you read the paper and think about the points listed below.

Points to be considered

  • What do you like about the article?
  • Is there anything you dislike about the article?
  • Do you understand the sampling design?
  • What are the authors' main findings?
  • Where can you find the raw data?
  • What do you think of the statistics used?
  • Do you agree with the conclusions?
cd ${HOME}
mkdir -p GDA/AMPSeq; cd GDA/AMPSeq
curl -O "https://www.gdc-docs.ethz.ch/GeneticDiversityAnalysis/GDA/literature/Wassermann_et_al_2019.pdf"
# pdfopen -viewer ar8 Wassermann_et_al_2019.pdf # Linux
# open -a Preview.app Wassermann_et_al_2019.pdf # Mac