Some links for bioinformatics newbies Fatma Kahveci Bioinformatics Books An Introduction to Bioinformatics Algorithms Dealing with files A great guide for the samtools newbies File Formats Online courses Future Learn Coursera Conferences Conferences and Meetings on Genomics and Bioinformatics Journals Nature Paper writing How to Write Scientific Names of Bacterial Species in Journal Manuscripts How to Write Scientific Names of Plant and Animal Species in Journal Manuscripts