ECCB ended yesterday with tutorials & workshops on a range of bioinformatics topics: eccb2026.org/tutorials-wo... Thank you organizers, speakers and participants for the demonstrations, discussions and exercises. #ECCB2026
Patricia Palagi 🐙🐱🦒-🇨🇭🇧🇷
@ppalagi.bsky.social
Director of the SIB Training Group at the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics. A passionate advocate for bioinformatics training and effective training practices. Animal lover with a special affection for cats and dogs.
Bioinformatics communities continued discussions and advances today, in satellite ECCB events, including on: - pathogen data sharing; - best practices for single-cell and spatial omics; - FAIRification at scale. See the programme: eccb2026.org/communities-... #ECCB2026
From #OUP s @bioinfoadv.bsky.social journal | Usage and impact of global biodata resources | #Bioinformatics #Database #OpenScience #OpenData #GlobalBiodataCoalition | 🧬🖥️🧪🔓 CC/ @ebi.embl.org @elixir-europe.org ⬇️ academic.oup.com/bioinformati...
Usage and impact of global biodata resources
AbstractMotivation. Biodata resources constitute a critical, large-scale, and globally distributed infrastructure underpinning life science research, yet t
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I am thrilled to share that today I was promoted to Professor of Cancer Bioinformatics at @bihatcharite.bsky.social! It's been an emotional day reflecting on everyone who dedicated their time, energy, and trust in me. So much to be grateful for, and so much excitement for the adventures ahead.
This morning we remembered four computational biology pioneers, who the world sadly lost over the past year. Thank you to all speakers for your moving tributes at ECCB. #ECCB2026 #Bioinformatics
I’m on my way to #ECCB2026 in Geneva, by bus ☺️. So nice to have such a conference at home. Pass by the @sib.swiss booth to say hello and talk about #training if you are around!
So many great Canada cartoons out there right now, but @chappatte.bsky.social is today’s winner for sure. Make sure to follow him. 🤣🧡
Chappatte Cartoons@chappatte.bsky.social · 6d agoCanada’s response - © Chappatte in @nzz.ch am Sonntag, Zürich - 👉 chappatte.com
Adapting to climate change without ending the fossil fuel industry.
Congratulations to our former Director, Dame Janet Thornton! @royalsociety.org has awarded Janet the Croonian Medal and Lecture for her pioneering work in protein & structural bioinformatics. The award recognises the key role of big data & bioinformatics in the life sciences. tinyurl.com/3sdr3xhp
From @plosone.org | Diamond Open Access publishing practices among researchers in #Ghana | #OpenScience #OpenAccess #DiamondOpenAccess #DOA #OA #Research | 🧪 🔓 🇬🇭 ⬇️ journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Diamond Open Access publishing practices among researchers in Ghana
The rise of Diamond Open Access (DOA) represents a major transformation in scholarly communication, redefining traditional systems of knowledge distribution. Diamond open access model has gained recog...
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From @plos.org #Computational #Biology | Eleven quick tips for Biomedical Federated Learning | #Bioinformatics #Education #PLOSCBQT #ML #FL CC/ @ppalagi.bsky.social | 🧬🖥️🧪🔓 ⬇️ journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Eleven quick tips for Biomedical Federated Learning
Modern statistical and machine learning techniques are effective at describing, testing hypotheses and making predictions from complex data. This effectiveness is strongly influenced by the volume and...
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From #NCBI Insight | NCBI Taxonomy Has a New Home | #OpenScience #OpenData #Bioinfornatics #Genomics #Proteomics #Taxonomy #TaxID #Taxon | 🧬🖥️🧪🔓 ⬇️ ncbiinsights.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2026/08/19/n...
NCBI Taxonomy Has a New Home - NCBI Insights
We are excited to introduce the new NCBI Taxonomy, with updated tools and resources to improve how you browse taxonomic information and access NCBI data, including sequences, genomes, and other resour...
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🧬 Les partenaires se ressemblent davantage que ce que le hasard présagerait, ce qui laisse des traces dans le génome de leurs enfants. Des scientifiques @fbm-unil.bsky.social @sib.swiss ont développé une nouvelle méthode permettant de déduire ce phénomène. Lire la suite 👉 www.unil.ch/news/fr/1786...
Qui se ressemble, s’assemble! La génétique le démontre
Les partenaires se ressemblent davantage que ce que le hasard présagerait, ce qui laisse des traces dans le génome de leurs enfants. Des scientifiques de l’Unil ont développé une nouvelle méthode perm...
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Claude designed protein binders for 14 of 15 targets. The most capable protein designer in commercial use is also the one most restricted in virology. Here's what that means for pandemic preparedness. #Claude #Binders #Pandemicpreparedness #Virology artificialscience.org/2026/08/clau...
Claude can design proteins, but it can't help you study viruses — Artificial Science
Anthropic published a wet-lab-validated protein binder result on 18 August 2026, then disclosed an 11-month biosecurity classifier gap. The two stories together explain why the world's most capable pr...
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The #Datarium exhibition, organised by @sib.swiss, had its official opening event on 12 August 2026 🎉 👉 Read more: www.sib.swiss/news/datariu... Check out the BMD poster live at Rotonde du Mont-Blanc, Geneva until 30 August or online at datarium.ch/en/environme... 🌱
SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics@sib.swiss · 3w agoDatarium was officially inaugurated today in Geneva at an event co-hosted by SIB and the City of Geneva, in the presence of political, scientific and academic leaders. Read more and discover the pictures of the event: www.sib.swiss/news/datariu...
Officially launched today in #Geneva, #Datarium is a free open-air exhibition explaining #bioinformatics and its little-known contributions to society through engaging #Swiss examples. www.sib.swiss/news/datariu...
Datarium: the data science behind health, environmental and AI advances
Officially launched today in Geneva, Datarium is a free open-air exhibition explaining bioinformatics and its little-known contributions to society through engaging Swiss examples. The exhibition was ...
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From @danstowell.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy & colleagues in @plos.org #Computational #Biology | Twelve quick tips for applying deep learning to animal sounds | #Bioinformatics #ML #Acoustics #Sounds #Education #PLOSCBQT | 🧬🖥️🧪🔓 ⬇️ journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Twelve quick tips for applying deep learning to animal sounds
Deep learning is transforming the study of animal sound, enabling the automated identification of species, individuals, behaviors, and ecological patterns from large collections of recordings. While b...
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From @jfy133.genomic.social.ap.brid.gy @maxibor.bsky.social @christinawarinner.bsky.social et al., in @plos.org #Computational #Biology | De novo assembly and authentication of ancient DNA metagenomes with nf-core/mag | #Education #Genomics #Microbes | 🧬🖥️🧪🔓 ⬇️ journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
De novo assembly and authentication of ancient DNA metagenomes with nf-core/mag
Author summary Advancements in genomic sequencing analyses are increasingly allowing researchers to reconstruct the genomes of microbial ‘dark matter’—those microbial species that are difficult to iso...
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Get your calendars, because the new 2027 EMBL Annual Poster has arrived: s.embl.org/2027-poster Whether you'd like to enhance your skills in a practical course or engage with the latest research at one of our conferences, we've got you covered. See you at EMBL in 2027! 🙌 #LifeSciences #EMBL
Meet our partners: @lifewatcheric.bsky.social 🌿🇪🇺 LifeWatch ERIC will lead the design, development and operation of BMD’s Biodiversity Explorer and maintain the BMD data catalogue. They will also host the BMD training materials. 📚 Their research here: bmd-project.eu/resources/li... #BMDpartners
Coming to #Geneva for @eccb-europe.bsky.social ? Register by August 14th eccb2026.org #GenevaLovesData
Remember when NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya said there were no banned words and NIH Program Officers were making them up? Here’s the proof he lied: apnews.com/article/cali... I know, Jay Bhattacharya lying is not news. But it’s still really validating to have the admission.
White House admits it used keywords to kill billions worth of California research grants
Federal agencies that terminated more than a thousand research grants at the University of California last year admitted that they used keywords related to diversity, gender, vaccine hesitancy and COV...
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OPINION. En adoptant le Programme d’allègement budgétaire 2027, le parlement veut couper dans la formation et la recherche au moment où la Suisse aurait le plus besoin de ses compétences pour affronter les transitions....
Sacrifier le savoir, c’est renoncer aux transitions
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From @biologyjoe87.bsky.social & colleagues in @plos.org #Computational #Biology | Eight quick tips for data-model integration in ecology | #Bioinformatics #Education #DataModel #Ecology #PLOSCBQT CC/ @ppalagi.bsky.social | 🧬🖥️🧪🔓 ⬇️ journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol...
Eight quick tips for data-model integration in ecology
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Because of course, AI is breaking citizen science 😠 #citizenscience #genAI #iNaturalist https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/20/ai-slop-manipulated-fake-images-birds-citizen-science-aoe
Starting in about one hour, the first #ISMB @iscb.bsky.social town hall event for pathogen-related datasets. Come learn about new tools and approaches, and share in an interactive discussion on what the community needs to keep pace. Jefferson East/11:00am. #ismb20206 pathogendatanetwork.org/network
📈 During 2025, ELIXIR supported over 140 research publications and preprints. This support 🙌 included ELIXIR-funded internal projects, funding received by ELIXIR Nodes at the national level and funding through ELIXIR-coordinated EU projects. Read the news: https://loom.ly/vAMQF8I #OpenScience
