EMBL-EBI
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EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) provides open biological data resources and tools, and performs basic research in computational biology. https://www.ebi.ac.uk/
Join us for an EMBL-EBI @aibio-uk.bsky.social community workshop exploring how AI and LLMs can advance FAIR and AI-ready data in the life sciences.
Registration is free but essential. Please register by 6 January 2026.
Learn more and sign up here: www.ebi.ac.uk/about/events...
Registration is free but essential. Please register by 6 January 2026.
Learn more and sign up here: www.ebi.ac.uk/about/events...
November 28, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Join us for an EMBL-EBI @aibio-uk.bsky.social community workshop exploring how AI and LLMs can advance FAIR and AI-ready data in the life sciences.
Registration is free but essential. Please register by 6 January 2026.
Learn more and sign up here: www.ebi.ac.uk/about/events...
Registration is free but essential. Please register by 6 January 2026.
Learn more and sign up here: www.ebi.ac.uk/about/events...
We’re delighted to welcome Anthony A. Hyman as EMBL’s next Director General.
As one of EMBL’s six sites, we look forward to working with him in this new role as we continue to deliver world-leading bioinformatics services, research, and training, to help accelerate scientific discovery worldwide.
As one of EMBL’s six sites, we look forward to working with him in this new role as we continue to deliver world-leading bioinformatics services, research, and training, to help accelerate scientific discovery worldwide.
Anthony A. Hyman will become EMBL’s next Director General.
He joins EMBL from @mpi-cbg.de in Dresden. He is also Professor of Molecular Biology @tudresden.bsky.social, and was a group leader at EMBL Heidelberg from 1993 to 1999.
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He joins EMBL from @mpi-cbg.de in Dresden. He is also Professor of Molecular Biology @tudresden.bsky.social, and was a group leader at EMBL Heidelberg from 1993 to 1999.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We’re delighted to welcome Anthony A. Hyman as EMBL’s next Director General.
As one of EMBL’s six sites, we look forward to working with him in this new role as we continue to deliver world-leading bioinformatics services, research, and training, to help accelerate scientific discovery worldwide.
As one of EMBL’s six sites, we look forward to working with him in this new role as we continue to deliver world-leading bioinformatics services, research, and training, to help accelerate scientific discovery worldwide.
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AI is transforming the way science is done and Europe is taking action.
At #AIS25, EMBL contributed to Europe’s #AIinScience discussions, highlighting open data, collaboration, and training for the next generation of researchers.
Find out more: www.embl.org/news/connect...
At #AIS25, EMBL contributed to Europe’s #AIinScience discussions, highlighting open data, collaboration, and training for the next generation of researchers.
Find out more: www.embl.org/news/connect...
AI in Science Summit: Europe charts a new course for AI-powered discovery | EMBL
EMBL joined European partners at AIS25 to explore how AI can advance life-science research and support Europe’s emerging strategy for AI in science.
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November 26, 2025 at 9:43 AM
AI is transforming the way science is done and Europe is taking action.
At #AIS25, EMBL contributed to Europe’s #AIinScience discussions, highlighting open data, collaboration, and training for the next generation of researchers.
Find out more: www.embl.org/news/connect...
At #AIS25, EMBL contributed to Europe’s #AIinScience discussions, highlighting open data, collaboration, and training for the next generation of researchers.
Find out more: www.embl.org/news/connect...
From a farm in the north of England to the frontiers of bioinformatics, our Group Leader Sandra Orchard reflects on a career building the data foundations of modern biology:
“AI is showing how vital data curation really is.”
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“AI is showing how vital data curation really is.”
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Sandra Orchard: what I’ve learned
EMBL-EBI Team Leader Sandra Orchard reflects on a life in protein science, UniProt data curation, and championing open data standards.
www.ebi.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
From a farm in the north of England to the frontiers of bioinformatics, our Group Leader Sandra Orchard reflects on a career building the data foundations of modern biology:
“AI is showing how vital data curation really is.”
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/p...
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“AI is showing how vital data curation really is.”
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/p...
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Applications closing soon for our internship programme aimed at Master's students at French universities 🇫🇷
Are you studying bioinformatics, computer science or statistics? Check it out!
Deadline: 7 December 2025
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/jobs/i...
A collaboration with the French Embassy in London.
Are you studying bioinformatics, computer science or statistics? Check it out!
Deadline: 7 December 2025
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/jobs/i...
A collaboration with the French Embassy in London.
November 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Applications closing soon for our internship programme aimed at Master's students at French universities 🇫🇷
Are you studying bioinformatics, computer science or statistics? Check it out!
Deadline: 7 December 2025
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/jobs/i...
A collaboration with the French Embassy in London.
Are you studying bioinformatics, computer science or statistics? Check it out!
Deadline: 7 December 2025
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/jobs/i...
A collaboration with the French Embassy in London.
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The recently-announced Open Psychiatry Project is the first initiative to jointly analyse UK mental health research data
Findings from this project will be integrated into the Open Targets Platform to help identify and prioritise the most promising therapeutic targets.
Findings from this project will be integrated into the Open Targets Platform to help identify and prioritise the most promising therapeutic targets.
November 24, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The recently-announced Open Psychiatry Project is the first initiative to jointly analyse UK mental health research data
Findings from this project will be integrated into the Open Targets Platform to help identify and prioritise the most promising therapeutic targets.
Findings from this project will be integrated into the Open Targets Platform to help identify and prioritise the most promising therapeutic targets.
Millions of people are affected by mental health conditions, yet progress in treatment has been slow.
The Open Psychiatry Project aims to change that with a secure platform linking genetic and clinical mental health data.
@cam.ac.uk @opentargets.org
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/a...
The Open Psychiatry Project aims to change that with a secure platform linking genetic and clinical mental health data.
@cam.ac.uk @opentargets.org
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/a...
New data initiative accelerates discovery and personalised care for mental health conditions
EMBL-EBI receives UKRI Medical Research Council (MRC) and National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) funding for enhancing and translating mental-health omics data into the Open Targets Pl...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Millions of people are affected by mental health conditions, yet progress in treatment has been slow.
The Open Psychiatry Project aims to change that with a secure platform linking genetic and clinical mental health data.
@cam.ac.uk @opentargets.org
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/a...
The Open Psychiatry Project aims to change that with a secure platform linking genetic and clinical mental health data.
@cam.ac.uk @opentargets.org
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/a...
The UK Government Department for Science, Innovation & Technology published its national AI for Science strategy.
We’re pleased that EMBL-EBI is highlighted for the strength of our data foundations and look forward to seeing how this strategy supports future discoveries.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
We’re pleased that EMBL-EBI is highlighted for the strength of our data foundations and look forward to seeing how this strategy supports future discoveries.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
November 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The UK Government Department for Science, Innovation & Technology published its national AI for Science strategy.
We’re pleased that EMBL-EBI is highlighted for the strength of our data foundations and look forward to seeing how this strategy supports future discoveries.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
We’re pleased that EMBL-EBI is highlighted for the strength of our data foundations and look forward to seeing how this strategy supports future discoveries.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Antimicrobial resistance is putting public health under pressure.
Find out how PopPIPE, a bioinformatics tool developed at EMBL-EBI, is helping Public Health Scotland track outbreaks, reveal transmission links, and respond faster.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/r...
#WAAW2025 #ActOnAMR
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Find out how PopPIPE, a bioinformatics tool developed at EMBL-EBI, is helping Public Health Scotland track outbreaks, reveal transmission links, and respond faster.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/r...
#WAAW2025 #ActOnAMR
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Case study: EMBL-EBI tool enables genomic outbreak surveillance for NHS Scotland
A new genomic analysis tool developed at EMBL-EBI, is helping NHS Scotland tackle antimicrobial resistance and improve outbreak response.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Antimicrobial resistance is putting public health under pressure.
Find out how PopPIPE, a bioinformatics tool developed at EMBL-EBI, is helping Public Health Scotland track outbreaks, reveal transmission links, and respond faster.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/r...
#WAAW2025 #ActOnAMR
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Find out how PopPIPE, a bioinformatics tool developed at EMBL-EBI, is helping Public Health Scotland track outbreaks, reveal transmission links, and respond faster.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/r...
#WAAW2025 #ActOnAMR
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Congratulations to everyone receiving @ukri.org BBSRC Strategic Longer and Larger (sLoLa) funding 🎉
Find out more about the projects funded including ‘The semantic rules of gene regulatory landscapes’ involving EMBL-EBI researchers and colleagues.
bsky.app/profile/news...
Find out more about the projects funded including ‘The semantic rules of gene regulatory landscapes’ involving EMBL-EBI researchers and colleagues.
bsky.app/profile/news...
November 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Congratulations to everyone receiving @ukri.org BBSRC Strategic Longer and Larger (sLoLa) funding 🎉
Find out more about the projects funded including ‘The semantic rules of gene regulatory landscapes’ involving EMBL-EBI researchers and colleagues.
bsky.app/profile/news...
Find out more about the projects funded including ‘The semantic rules of gene regulatory landscapes’ involving EMBL-EBI researchers and colleagues.
bsky.app/profile/news...
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing health threat, making infections harder to treat and complicating routine medical care.
EMBL-EBI’s new AMR portal brings together laboratory resistance data and bacterial genomes in one open platform.
#WAAW2025 #ActOnAMR
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EMBL-EBI’s new AMR portal brings together laboratory resistance data and bacterial genomes in one open platform.
#WAAW2025 #ActOnAMR
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/t...
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A new gateway to global antimicrobial resistance data
New online portal connects bacterial genomes with experimental resistance data to support antimicrobial resistance research.
www.ebi.ac.uk
November 18, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing health threat, making infections harder to treat and complicating routine medical care.
EMBL-EBI’s new AMR portal brings together laboratory resistance data and bacterial genomes in one open platform.
#WAAW2025 #ActOnAMR
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/t...
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EMBL-EBI’s new AMR portal brings together laboratory resistance data and bacterial genomes in one open platform.
#WAAW2025 #ActOnAMR
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/t...
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🔔 Join the #ERGAPlenary next Monday to learn about #biodiversity genomes at @enasequence.bsky.social & the #ERGA Data Portal - talk by Joana Pauperio and Alexey Sokolov from @ebi.embl.org
📅 17/11 at 15:00 CET
🔗 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/biodive...
#Data #genomes #ENA @ebpgenome.bsky.social
📅 17/11 at 15:00 CET
🔗 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/biodive...
#Data #genomes #ENA @ebpgenome.bsky.social
Biodiversity Reference Genomes at ENA and the ERGA Data Portal
At this month's ERGA Plenary meeting, on Monday, November 17 at 15:00 CET, Joana Paupério and Alexey Sokolov will present about Biodiversity Reference Genomes at ENA (European Nucleotide Archive) and ...
www.erga-biodiversity.eu
November 11, 2025 at 9:53 AM
🔔 Join the #ERGAPlenary next Monday to learn about #biodiversity genomes at @enasequence.bsky.social & the #ERGA Data Portal - talk by Joana Pauperio and Alexey Sokolov from @ebi.embl.org
📅 17/11 at 15:00 CET
🔗 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/biodive...
#Data #genomes #ENA @ebpgenome.bsky.social
📅 17/11 at 15:00 CET
🔗 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/biodive...
#Data #genomes #ENA @ebpgenome.bsky.social
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Join us tomorrow to explore Ensembl resources for pangenomes! Leanne Haggerty is presenting on Ensembl annotation for human, model organism, livestock & crop plant pangenomes.
Free registration: zurl.co/3sSUJ
Full series:zurl.co/XrVdc
#Pangenomes #Ensembl
Free registration: zurl.co/3sSUJ
Full series:zurl.co/XrVdc
#Pangenomes #Ensembl
November 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Join us tomorrow to explore Ensembl resources for pangenomes! Leanne Haggerty is presenting on Ensembl annotation for human, model organism, livestock & crop plant pangenomes.
Free registration: zurl.co/3sSUJ
Full series:zurl.co/XrVdc
#Pangenomes #Ensembl
Free registration: zurl.co/3sSUJ
Full series:zurl.co/XrVdc
#Pangenomes #Ensembl
AlphaFold Database users can now temporarily integrate and visualise their own protein annotations, making the resource a more interactive and personalised platform for structural bioinformatics analysis.
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#AlphaFold
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#AlphaFold
AlphaFold Database launches custom annotations feature
The AlphaFold Database (AlphaFold DB) has introduced a new functionality that enables users to integrate and visualise custom sequence annotations. These annotations are processed in the browser for t...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
AlphaFold Database users can now temporarily integrate and visualise their own protein annotations, making the resource a more interactive and personalised platform for structural bioinformatics analysis.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/u...
#AlphaFold
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/u...
#AlphaFold
Meet Jana Broecker 🇩🇪 who helps build bridges between EMBL-EBI and industry.
As a Senior Scientific Officer in our Industry Partnerships team, Jana develops opportunities for knowledge sharing and technology transfer, focusing on bioinformatics and data sciences.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/p...
As a Senior Scientific Officer in our Industry Partnerships team, Jana develops opportunities for knowledge sharing and technology transfer, focusing on bioinformatics and data sciences.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/p...
We are EMBL: Jana Broecker on building bridges between industry and academia
How EMBL-EBI is building public-private partnerships and knowledge exchange opportunities between industry and academia.
www.ebi.ac.uk
November 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Meet Jana Broecker 🇩🇪 who helps build bridges between EMBL-EBI and industry.
As a Senior Scientific Officer in our Industry Partnerships team, Jana develops opportunities for knowledge sharing and technology transfer, focusing on bioinformatics and data sciences.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/p...
As a Senior Scientific Officer in our Industry Partnerships team, Jana develops opportunities for knowledge sharing and technology transfer, focusing on bioinformatics and data sciences.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/p...
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🚨 NEWS! The GWAS Catalog Diagram is back up! 🚨
Smoother, faster loading for filtered views!
🗺️ Explore now 👉 www.ebi.ac.uk/gwas/diagram
Tell us what you think! Are there any features you would like? Help us to make it useful for the #gwas community
Smoother, faster loading for filtered views!
🗺️ Explore now 👉 www.ebi.ac.uk/gwas/diagram
Tell us what you think! Are there any features you would like? Help us to make it useful for the #gwas community
November 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
🚨 NEWS! The GWAS Catalog Diagram is back up! 🚨
Smoother, faster loading for filtered views!
🗺️ Explore now 👉 www.ebi.ac.uk/gwas/diagram
Tell us what you think! Are there any features you would like? Help us to make it useful for the #gwas community
Smoother, faster loading for filtered views!
🗺️ Explore now 👉 www.ebi.ac.uk/gwas/diagram
Tell us what you think! Are there any features you would like? Help us to make it useful for the #gwas community
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the millions of viral genomes coming in overwhelmed traditional methods for data analysis.
Find out how SPRTA, a new tool, provides a fast, scalable way to measure confidence of phylogenetic trees, helping scientists track outbreaks.
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Find out how SPRTA, a new tool, provides a fast, scalable way to measure confidence of phylogenetic trees, helping scientists track outbreaks.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/t...
SPRTA: a smarter way to measure evolution uncertainty
A new method from EMBL-EBI and collaborators offers fast, easy-to-interpret confidence scores for phylogenetic trees for pandemic preparedness.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the millions of viral genomes coming in overwhelmed traditional methods for data analysis.
Find out how SPRTA, a new tool, provides a fast, scalable way to measure confidence of phylogenetic trees, helping scientists track outbreaks.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/t...
Find out how SPRTA, a new tool, provides a fast, scalable way to measure confidence of phylogenetic trees, helping scientists track outbreaks.
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/t...
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As new human assemblies become available on beta.ensembl.org - which human reference genome will you choose? This article explores the question with insights from Ensembl’s own Fergal Martin - www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#HumanGenomics #Pangenomes #ReferenceGenomes
#HumanGenomics #Pangenomes #ReferenceGenomes
Choose your human genome reference wisely - Nature Methods
Scientists can choose between multiple human genome references, and a pangenome reference is coming. Deciding what to use when is not quite straightforward.
www.nature.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:28 PM
As new human assemblies become available on beta.ensembl.org - which human reference genome will you choose? This article explores the question with insights from Ensembl’s own Fergal Martin - www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#HumanGenomics #Pangenomes #ReferenceGenomes
#HumanGenomics #Pangenomes #ReferenceGenomes
UniProt is changing its reference proteomes resource.
Reference proteomes will remain in UniProtKB, while others will move to UniParc.
Read more about these changes:
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/u...
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Uniprot is a collaboration between EMBL-EBI, @sib.swiss & the Protein Information Resource.
Reference proteomes will remain in UniProtKB, while others will move to UniParc.
Read more about these changes:
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/u...
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Uniprot is a collaboration between EMBL-EBI, @sib.swiss & the Protein Information Resource.
Changes to UniProt proteomes
UniProt, the data resource for protein sequence and function information, is making major changes to its proteomes resource and to the UniProt Knowledgebase. UniProt has developed a new workflow that ...
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November 4, 2025 at 9:58 AM
UniProt is changing its reference proteomes resource.
Reference proteomes will remain in UniProtKB, while others will move to UniParc.
Read more about these changes:
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/u...
🧬 🖥️
Uniprot is a collaboration between EMBL-EBI, @sib.swiss & the Protein Information Resource.
Reference proteomes will remain in UniProtKB, while others will move to UniParc.
Read more about these changes:
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/u...
🧬 🖥️
Uniprot is a collaboration between EMBL-EBI, @sib.swiss & the Protein Information Resource.
Bonjour! Masters students in France 🇫🇷, we’ve got an internship for you, in collaboration with the French Embassy in London.
Aimed at students of computer science, statistics or bioinformatics.
Deadline: 7 December 2025
Find out more and apply:
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/jobs/i...
Aimed at students of computer science, statistics or bioinformatics.
Deadline: 7 December 2025
Find out more and apply:
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/jobs/i...
November 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Bonjour! Masters students in France 🇫🇷, we’ve got an internship for you, in collaboration with the French Embassy in London.
Aimed at students of computer science, statistics or bioinformatics.
Deadline: 7 December 2025
Find out more and apply:
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/jobs/i...
Aimed at students of computer science, statistics or bioinformatics.
Deadline: 7 December 2025
Find out more and apply:
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/jobs/i...
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DECIPHER version 11.35 has been released. See the new features at www.deciphergenomics.org #variantinterpretation
October 31, 2025 at 10:07 AM
DECIPHER version 11.35 has been released. See the new features at www.deciphergenomics.org #variantinterpretation
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📣 ELIXIR, @eurobioimaging.bsky.social, @instruct-eric.bsky.social & @embl.org joined forces to establish 🙌 the #EOSC Life Sciences Connect Node: https://loom.ly/9BLk_tY
#EOSC_Federation
#EOSC_Federation
October 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
📣 ELIXIR, @eurobioimaging.bsky.social, @instruct-eric.bsky.social & @embl.org joined forces to establish 🙌 the #EOSC Life Sciences Connect Node: https://loom.ly/9BLk_tY
#EOSC_Federation
#EOSC_Federation
For over 20 years, the mouse model organism has helped scientists uncover the biology behind human health and disease.
But the mouse reference genomes still have missing pieces.
The first collection of telomere-to-telomere mouse genomes are now available for two key mouse strains.
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But the mouse reference genomes still have missing pieces.
The first collection of telomere-to-telomere mouse genomes are now available for two key mouse strains.
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October 27, 2025 at 11:51 AM
For over 20 years, the mouse model organism has helped scientists uncover the biology behind human health and disease.
But the mouse reference genomes still have missing pieces.
The first collection of telomere-to-telomere mouse genomes are now available for two key mouse strains.
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But the mouse reference genomes still have missing pieces.
The first collection of telomere-to-telomere mouse genomes are now available for two key mouse strains.
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🚀InterPro 107.0 is live!
✨Updated to Pfam 38.0
✨1,068 new InterPro entries
Explore the latest annotations and discover new protein insights.
Explore it now: interpro.ebi.ac.uk
✨Updated to Pfam 38.0
✨1,068 new InterPro entries
Explore the latest annotations and discover new protein insights.
Explore it now: interpro.ebi.ac.uk
October 23, 2025 at 12:27 PM
🚀InterPro 107.0 is live!
✨Updated to Pfam 38.0
✨1,068 new InterPro entries
Explore the latest annotations and discover new protein insights.
Explore it now: interpro.ebi.ac.uk
✨Updated to Pfam 38.0
✨1,068 new InterPro entries
Explore the latest annotations and discover new protein insights.
Explore it now: interpro.ebi.ac.uk
Growth charts guide child healthcare, but standard charts often don’t reflect the growth patterns of children with rare conditions.
A new method, LMSz, creates condition-specific growth charts and is being integrated in @deciphergenomics.bsky.social
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A new method, LMSz, creates condition-specific growth charts and is being integrated in @deciphergenomics.bsky.social
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/t...
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New method to bring growth charts to children with rare genetic conditions through DECIPHER
A new method for building growth charts for children with rare diseases is being integrated into DECIPHER to help clinicians and families understand child development.
www.ebi.ac.uk
October 22, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Growth charts guide child healthcare, but standard charts often don’t reflect the growth patterns of children with rare conditions.
A new method, LMSz, creates condition-specific growth charts and is being integrated in @deciphergenomics.bsky.social
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/t...
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A new method, LMSz, creates condition-specific growth charts and is being integrated in @deciphergenomics.bsky.social
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/t...
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