2026-06-19 GO Release is out 📊 38,263 #GeneOntology terms 🔬 14,736,040 annotations 🦠 171 species 🔗 current.geneontology.org 🚨 File URLs changed, breaking automated downloads-update ASAP 📋 Help & release deets: @alliancegenome.bsky.social forums: community.alliancegenome.org/t/8689 #Bioinformatics

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🐰 The Easter bunny delivered early! The March 2026 Gene Ontology release is here with 38,560 GO terms, 8.8M annotations across 5,557 species. Your functional genomics just got a spring upgrade! 🔗 current.geneontology.org 📋 community.alliancegenome.org/t/8648 #GeneOntology #Bioinformatics #Genomics

March 2026 GO Release now available

March 2026 GO Release (2026-03-25) Now Available We’re pleased to announce that the March 2026 Gene Ontology release is now live! Quick Access Links Current Release: https://current.geneontology.org...

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If you have more time and are looking for more of a foundational introduction to genAI (with lots of bio examples, and no maths) we are running a training series for members of the @geneontology.bsky.social consortium.

🚀January #GeneOntology release is here! Now covering 1.7M bioentities with 9.4M annotations across 5,500+ taxa✨ 🔗 Get the data: 📊 current.geneontology.org 📁 doi.org/10.5281/zeno... Details: community.alliancegenome.org/t/8613 via @alliancegenome.bsky.social #Bioinformatics #OpenScience

January 2026 GO Release now available

Start 2026 off fresh! The January 2026 GO Release (2026-01-23/) is now available. current.geneontology.org release.geneontology.org Gene Ontology Data Archive 10.5281/zenodo.18422732 38,739 GO te...

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Lots of #GeneOntology in this work as well! GO analysis showed enrichment of upregulated genes in pheromone signaling, cell wall biogenesis, cell shape regulation; downregulated genes associated with cell cycle progression, chromatin remodeling, histone gene expression, nucleosome organization

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🔬New #YeastResearch: Comprehensive RNA-seq analysis looks at 🧬 expression changes in "a" mating type cells treated with α-factor. 957 DEGs were identified: 448 ⬆︎, 509 ⬇︎. This dataset includes novel candidates potentially involved in mating responses! www.yeastgenome.org/reference/S1... #SGD #APOYG

As a final nod to 2025, #GeneOntology announces our latest paper in @narjournal.bsky.social! Updates include expanded #Ontology & annotations in #Metabolism, multi-org interactions, #chromatin remodeling, & more. Also ft. #Functionome v2 and 1500+ GO-CAM pathway models! 🧬🧪 doi.org/10.1093/nar/...

The Gene Ontology knowledgebase in 2026

Abstract. The Gene Ontology (GO) knowledgebase (https://geneontology.org) is a comprehensive resource describing the functions of genes. The GO knowledgeba

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❄️ Gene Ontology Winter Break ❄️ Our resources will remain fully accessible through the holiday season: release.geneontology.org. Support requests will be addressed after we return on January 5th. Wishing our wonderful community a restful season and a well-annotated 2026! 🧬✨

👏 Congratulations 🎉 to PhD student Daiqing Chen for her #PosterAward at @amsocmatbio.bsky.social for "The MatriGO Project: Systematic Curation and Refinement of ECM-related Terms in #GeneOntology" #UIC #MatrixBiology #Science

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... 🖥️🧬

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.

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Only a week until the next Alliance webinar, this month it will be on MicroPublications. Make sure you're registered now!

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This month's Alliance webinar "Introduction to MicroPublication Biology", presented by Tim Schedl, will be Thurs. Nov. 20 at noon ET. To get the Zoom link, please register tinyurl.com/4f9ycybt by Weds. Nov. 19 (before midnight ET). Note: you can now request to registered for all future webinars.

We identified many differentially expressed genes and found differences in gene ontology processes between groups. Genes involved in cell cycle regulation were enriched in miniature taxa, while genes associated with growth factors and tissue development were enriched in large-bodied gobies.

GONNECT: A Gene Ontology-guided Neural Network for Explainable Cancer Typing https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.06.686983v1

#LiteratureNotice Patel & Kumar. Functional complexity of Parthenium beetle, #Zygogramma bicolorata (Pallister) under thermal-stress conditions: Insights from Gene Ontology. doi.org/10.1016/j.as... #Beetle #Beetles #Mexicanbeetles #Calligrapha

It's #InternationalSnowLeopardDay. Check out GO's new October release for Unica unica #GOannotations, as well as over 9.4 million other annotations for other organisms! More information about the release on the @alliancegenome.bsky.social Forums: community.alliancegenome.org/t/8546

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Reminder to everyone that's attending our in-person meeting next month- registration fees are due! Make your dinner choices and pay your meeting fees now. Check your email for both links!!

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For anyone out there that might be hiring, we have absolutely loved working with @drglam.bsky.social and everyone at the Harvard FB and can't recommend them enough! This is not only devastating to the staff directly affected, but also to the entire science community.

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I just got the notice that all the FlyBase people at Harvard, including me, will be laid off on October 12. I'm devastated.

Did you register for the upcoming GOC meeting yet? Less than a month left to get the group rate on lodging! Details: community.alliancegenome.org/t/fall-2025-...

Fall 2025 GOC Meeting: 13-15 Oct, Cambridge

If you’ve not yet heard, the Fall 2025 Gene Ontology Consortium meeting will be held in-person at the beautiful West Hub facility at the University of Cambridge on 13-15 October. Registration and lodg...

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New GO data just out!! The July 2025 GO Release 2025-07-22 is now available. ➡️ current.geneontology.org ➡️ release.geneontology.org/2025-07-22 📓 DOI 10.5281/zenodo.16423886: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... 39,906 GO terms 9,417,935 annotations 1,602,275 gene products 5,497 species

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Already bored of summer? Not to worry, a new GO Release is here! current.geneontology.org release.geneontology.org/2025-06-01 10.5281/zenodo.15611813 40,122 GO terms 9,395,247 annotations 1,602,165 gene products 5,495 species

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It's started! If you're not in Geneva right now you're missing out on the 2025 Spring GOC Meeting! If you've registered to attend remotely, please check your emails for links. Recordings will be available to GOC members and registered guests shortly after the meeting.

Updated preprint by Agneesh Barua agneeshbarua.bsky.social on convergence and pleiotropy in teleost fish gene evolution, with lots of new results! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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HFSP Long-Term fellow at the University of Lausanne. #Evolution #GeneExpression #Genetics

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Last chance to register for the upcoming Spring GOC Meeting! To all Consortium members, if you're planning on coming in-person to the meeting next month in Geneva, remember to register today! Check your email for the registration link, agenda, and hotel info.

You know about the PAN-GO #Functionome, but have you explored the power of the Functional Category search? Learn how to find #humangenes of interest in just a few clicks, using the Functional Categories community.alliancegenome.org/t/8362 🧬🧪 #GOSlims ICYMI: community.alliancegenome.org/t/8343

The PAN-GO #Functionome was announced last week in @nature.com-but do you know how to use it? Here's how to find functions for a selected human #gene: ➡️ community.alliancegenome.org/t/8353 ICYMI, more on the PAN-GO Functionome: 💡 community.alliancegenome.org/t/8343 🧪🧬 #science #research #human

THE PAN-GO #FUNCTIONOME IS LIVE! Read our brand new #openaccess @nature.com paper and explore the PAN-GO Functionome, our most accurate and complete resource ever! Paper links, press release, how to contribute and more on the @alliancegenome.bsky.social Forums: community.alliancegenome.org/t/8343

Is that love in the air? Yes! You'll LOVE this news- the February 2024 GO Release [2025-02-06](release.geneontology.org/2025-02-06/i...) is now available! [http://release.geneontology.org/2025-02-06](release.geneontology.org/2025-02-06) [10.5281/zenodo.14861039](doi.org/10.5281/zeno...)

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The Spring 2025 GOC Meeting will be May 6-8 in Geneva! Will you be there? Registration details were sent out to all GOC members, check your email!

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Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday season! Although our downloads and products should be available over the break, we will not have any staff available to address any enquiries until January 5th. We look forward to seeing you all when we return in January 2026!

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It's time to start thinking about New Year's Resolutions. But what's one of the easiest ways to be healthier in the New Year? Why, by making sure your GO data is healthy! Read more on the @alliancegenome.bsky.social forum: community.alliancegenome.org/t/go-start-t...

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It's getting chilly; a familiar scent is in the air- but it's not pumpkin spice, it's the smell of a fresh new GO Release! The Nov GO Release is out in the wild & ready to party! current.geneontology.org release.geneontology.org/2024-11-03 Full deets: community.alliancegenome.org/t/november-2...

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