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Rusty Genomics - Rust in the Biosciences

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Rust Programming Language
RustConf 25:24 2591 views

DNA sequence data and genomics is really big data which is growing exponentially. Traditional tools for bioinformaticians are largely Python-based but there is a need for speed! That's where Rust could have a big part to play going forwards.

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Other talks by Lisa Crossman

What if the way you code could change the planet?

Rust Nation UK
RustNation 22:53 828 views

Every line of code you write runs somewhere. Often in a large data centre quietly consuming power on our behalf. As the digital world expands so does its energy footprint. Whilst data centres are working hard to minimise their impact, the way we build software can make a difference. Rust offers us a way to write code that is fast, efficient and safe; and greener by design. In this keynote, we will explore an example where performance, sustainability and collaboration come together in microBioRust, an open-source toolkit for microbial genomics built in Rust. This is where coding meets the code of life. This is also a story about code that respects both performance and planet, and how the language and community are shaping a smarter, more sustainable future for us all.

Digital Decluttering

Rust Nation UK
RustNation 46:51 1101 views

Gartner stated that by 2030, synthetic data will completely overshadow real data in AI models. But how about other applications? Synthetic data can be generated either by rules and statistics or AI. This talk will start by outlining the main challenges facing big data, collection size, bias, processing and storage etc, with examples from the fields of medicine and biology. All these problems create overwhelm for people and resources. One clear factor is the inefficiency of repetition. We should focus on valuable data, clean data, and find relevant data, focus on key data. Synthetic data can help us with data privacy, GDPR, ethics and bias. There is a potential to create clear cost and performance savings. Synthetic data could even have the potential to store data in a way that as much as you like can be generated on the fly, you only need to store and secure the model. Synthetic data has Speed – rapidly prototype without waiting for real data, Security – safeguard sensitive information and Scalability – scale effortlessly. Rust’s ecosystem can complement the development and use of synthetic data in varied applications. Let’s focus big data on what matters.