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International Society for Biocuration
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The International Society for Biocuration (ISB) is a non profit organization for biocurators, developers, and researchers with an interest in biocuration. The society promotes the field of biocuration and provides a forum for informatio
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jhuartssciences.bsky.social
BioEYES is growing its impact globally. With new support, the hands-on science program that introduces students to biology through zebrafish is launching in Accra, Ghana. @bioeyes.bsky.social magazine.krieger.jhu.edu/2026/02/bioe...
BioEYES program expands to Ghana - Arts & Sciences Magazine
The BioEYES program, which brings live fish into classrooms to teach the fundamentals of biology and boost interest in science, is starting in junior high schools in Ghana.
magazine.krieger.jhu.edu
February 6, 2026 at 4:23 PM
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icpsr.bsky.social
🎤 Monday, we're kicking off the ICPSR Data Fair @ Love Data Week with the Data Brunch Live hosts! Find out what's happening all next week!

🗓️ Monday, February 9, 2026
🕛 12:00 – 12:30 p.m. ET
🔗 Register myumi.ch/A1Ejg

#LoveData26
Announcement for ICPSR Data Fair's Data Brunch Live event on February 9, 2026, from 12:00 to 12:30 p.m. ET with registration link.
February 6, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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facebase.bsky.social
Registration and Call for Abstracts are open for the FaceBase 2026 Community Forum!

Advances in data reuse, integration, and AI-ready biomedical research in dental, oral, craniofacial, inner ear and related research.

📅 May 4-5, 2026
📍 Arlington, VA (also via Zoom)

Register: bit.ly/FBForum2026
Flyer for the FaceBase 2026 Community Forum Arlington, VA on May 4 & 5, 2026 Advances in data reuse, integration, and AI-ready biomedical research in dental, oral, craniofacial, inner ear and related research.
February 6, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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diseaseontology.bsky.social
Discover how the Disease Ontology is driving new research!

🧠 Learn: "Cell Marker Accordion: interpretable single-cell and spatial omics annotation in health and disease" at pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40623970/

📊 Explore more DO powered research at github.com/DiseaseOntol...
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February 6, 2026 at 9:09 PM
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reactome.org
Preprint alert! 🚨

We’ve released two new Reactome preprints. Together, these studies show how AI can scale curation and improve accessibility without compromising accuracy or biological rigor.

Learn more here: reactome.org/about/news/2...
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February 5, 2026 at 6:36 PM
biocurator.bsky.social
Missed the latest ISB newsletter? You can find it here www.biocuration.org/newsletter/ #curation #biocuration
ISB Newsletter – International Society for Biocuration
www.biocuration.org
February 5, 2026 at 4:25 PM
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ddialliance.bsky.social
❄️The Winter 2026 DDI Community Newsletter is here! Stay up-to-date on the latest highlights of our community’s progress and upcoming opportunities! 👉 ddialliance.org/news
Winter scene of a pink sky with a group of frosted trees. The DDI logo and text Winter Newsletter and URL ddialliance.org/news
February 5, 2026 at 3:37 PM
biocurator.bsky.social
We're excited to announce we're starting a podcast "Curate This!" where we interview (bio)curators and have them show us how they work (live!)

In the first episode, we talked with @modcur.bsky.social about curating mouse alleles in @mousegenome.bsky.social

📺️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNwv...
ISB Presents: Curate This! with Susan Bello
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February 5, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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yeastgenome.bsky.social
Join SGD at #Yeast26 for cutting-edge #yeast research, networking opportunities, engaging talks, poster sessions, and workshops, for everyone from early career scientists to experienced researchers! Abstract submission by Mar5, early registration ends Apr16. See you there! @genetics-gsa.bsky.social
January 29, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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geneontology.bsky.social
🚀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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February 2, 2026 at 11:16 PM
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damsgergonne.bsky.social
High-quality genome assembly of the termite Amitermes hastatus: the Black mound termite, a key decomposer of fynbos biome. Sequenced for the #1KSA project with
DIPLOMICS
🧬 #Genomics #Biodiversity #DNA
www.1ksa.org.za/species-card...
Amitermes hastatus
Amitermes hastatus plays a significant role in South African biodiversity as a key decomposer in the fynbos biome, one of the world's biodiversity hotspots.
www.1ksa.org.za
February 2, 2026 at 2:46 PM
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ergabiodiv.bsky.social
🐐 Join this month’s #ERGAPlenary for an update on the Genomes on a Tree (#GoaT) datastore, with recent developments and community feedback highlights, presented by @scaioc.bsky.social
📅 16/02 at 15:00 CET
🔗 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/address...

#Data #genomes @sangerinstitute.bsky.social
Addressing ERGA Community Feedback: Actions and Plans for Genomes on a Tree (GoaT)
Join us for this month’s ERGA Plenary meeting! On Monday, February 16, at 15:00 CET, Cibele Sotero-Caio, curator of the Genomes on a Tree (GoaT) database, will present an update on this important…
www.erga-biodiversity.eu
February 4, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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bioinfoadv.bsky.social
🔬 Just out in Bioinformatics Advances: "CaRinDB: An integrated database of common cancer mutations and residue interaction network parameters"

Explore the full study: https://doi.org/10.1093/bioadv/vbaf313
February 4, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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bioinfoadv.bsky.social
🤖 Now published in Bioinformatics Advances: "Empowering biological knowledgebases: Advances in human-in-the-loop AI-driven literature curation"

Read the full paper here: https://doi.org/10.1093/bioadv/vbag028

Authors include: @matt.jeffry.es, @matthiasblum.bsky.social, @raulrod.bsky.social
February 4, 2026 at 11:02 AM
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michelenuijten.bsky.social
I wrote a blog for the Meta-Research Center expressing my infinite frustration about not getting data. What else is new, you might think? Well, I added an extra layer of annoyance directed at the journals who do NOTHING to enforce promised data sharing.

metaresearch.nl/blog/2026/2/...
Promised Data Unavailable? – I’m Sorry, Ma’am, There’s Nothing We Can Do — Meta-Research Center
This blogpost has been written by Michèle Nuijten. Michèle is an assistant professor of our research group who investigates reproducibility and replicability in psychology. Also, she is the developer ...
metaresearch.nl
February 3, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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impc-phenotypes.bsky.social
Identification of novel genes regulating the development of the palate:
Check out this paper from Ashwin Bhaskar and Sophie Astrof of Rutgers University where they use IMPC-generated 3D image data sets to screen for genes involved in palatogenesis
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Identification of novel genes regulating the development of the palate
Background The International Mouse Phenotyping Consortium (IMPC) has generated thousands of knockout mouse lines, many of which exhibit embryonic or perinatal lethality. Using micro-computed…
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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galaxyproject.bsky.social
🗞️ Check out the Galactic Weekly! A quick roundup of recent Galaxy updates, community news, and upcoming events.

galaxyproject.org/news/2026-02...
Galactic Weekly: Week 5, 2026
Weekly summary of activity across 150+ galaxyproject repositories
galaxyproject.org
February 3, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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diseaseontology.bsky.social
The Disease Ontology's early February release is now available 🎉

Learn about the Disease Ontology's 12,012 disease classes and latest updates at github.com/DiseaseOntol...

#DiseaseResearch #Biocuration #Bioinformatics #FAIR #ComputationalBiology
github.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:51 PM
biocurator.bsky.social
Have you signed up for the AI in Biocuration workshop on Feb. 9th? This is free to all, you don't need to be an ISB member to attend. See more details: www.biocuration.org/events/biocu...
Virtual Biocuration Conference Series 2026 – International Society for Biocuration
www.biocuration.org
February 3, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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ddialliance.bsky.social
📅 Coming soon! Final public reviews & votes for several DDI products are coming over the next several months! Products include: DDI-Codebook (version 2.6), DDI-Lifecycle (version 4.0), and DDI-CDI (version 1.1).

Find out more at bit.ly/3Z8HhGE

#DDIAlliance
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February 2, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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tairnews.bsky.social
Why do researchers rely on #TAIR? Quality and convenience.

"The ability to...immediately see a curated summary of its function, links to the primary literature, mutant phenotypes, stock center information, & expression data is invaluable," writes Yasin Kaya of the @mpipz.bsky.social
February 2, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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flybase.bsky.social
This sunny and slightly less cold February morning brings six more weeks of winter and January's #TechnicalAdvances wiki.flybase.org/wiki/FlyBase...
Don't forget-if you'd like your paper with a cool new technique, reagent, or resource featured in an upcoming month, flag it when you #FTYP.
February 2, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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micropub7n.bsky.social
Recognizing biocuration efforts: microPublication teams up with APICURON micropublication.org/news/1ea0e12...
February 2, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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tomstafford.mastodon.online.ap.brid.gy
Read my latest post for reflections on reproducibility, research quality and a summary of a great new study which shows how NOT to do it

https://open.substack.com/pub/tomstafford/p/gambling-with-research-quality
Gambling with research quality
How you get 244 different ways to measure performance on the same test of decision making. And what it means for the reliability of behavioural science
tomstafford.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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alelazic.bsky.social
Another reminder of why the Methods section matters and should be written in as much detail as possible, and why meta-analyses need to account for variations in procedures.
February 2, 2026 at 7:04 PM