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Nonprofit dedicated to supporting the long-term preservation and usability of research data and other digital research resources. Home of @tairnews.bsky.social and @morphobank.bsky.social‬
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Phoenix Bioinformatics @phoenixbio.bsky.social · Sep 8
📨📫 Now you can have the latest news from Phoenix, @tairnews.bsky.social and @morphobank.bsky.social delivered straight to your inbox.

You'll receive technical updates, new project announcements, tips and tricks for using our systems, and more.

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Phoenix is headed to #ERL26 in Austin! ☀️Visit us at booth 818 to learn more about our digital resources @morphobank.bsky.social and @tairnews.bsky.social, share feedback, and get involved.

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@erlconf.bsky.social #scholcomm #scisky #libraries #librarians
February 18, 2026 at 3:56 PM
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NEW on hashtag#MorphoBank: “The origin of the tympanic fossa in reptiles revealed by a late Permian neodiapsid.“

From from researchers at @amnh.org and @stonybrooku.bsky.social, both MorphoBank supporting member organizations

#openaccess #openscience #Palaeontology
February 17, 2026 at 12:21 AM
phoenixbio.bsky.social
We're excited to attend #ER&L in a few short weeks! Visit us at Booth #818 and lets discuss digital research resources like @morphobank.bsky.social and @tairnews.bsky.social

#erandlfest #Libraries #ElectronicResources #ER&L
February 11, 2026 at 11:14 PM
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morphobank.bsky.social
NEW on #MorphoBank: First Neogene Bat from India: Implications for a possible radiation of vespertilionine during the middle Miocene climatic optimum 🧪

Explore the project: www.morphobank.org/project/6175...

#openaccess #biology #anthropology #openaccess #evolutionarybiology #paleontology #scisky
February 11, 2026 at 11:05 PM
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datadryad.bsky.social
Join SORTEE, @elife.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org @morphobank.bsky.social and Dryad this Thursday for a free #opendata webinar, in celebration of #LoveData26!

Register here >>> events.humanitix.com/love-data-we...

#openaccess #opendata #datasharing #openscience #openresearch
Data all the way down: How uncovering the data underlying research findings impacts every aspect of scholarly communication
DataDryad & SORTEE are teaming up for a panel discussion for Love Data Week 2026 - join us for a lively chat about the present and future of data
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February 10, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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morphobank.bsky.social
For #LoveDataWeek26, we want to send a message of thanks to the member libraries and museums whose contributions help keep MorphoBank free for everyone to use, publish, and read. 🧪

#openscience #opendata #openaccess #ecology #evolutionarybiology #biology #archaeology #paleontology #scisky
February 10, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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For #LoveData26, let's talk #opendata across #schomcomms. Register ▶️ bit.ly/3ZPzj5p 🧪

Join panelists @richardsever.bsky.social of @openrxiv.bsky.social, Jennifer Meyer of @britishecologicalsociety.org, Wei Mun Chan of @elife.bsky.social and @brooke-long-fox.bsky.social of @morphobank.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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tairnews.bsky.social
Got questions about #TAIR data, workflows, or functionality? Is there a research question you’re struggling to answer? A feature we don’t currently offer? Join us for TAIR office hours Feb 17! 🧪

Book a one-on-one session with a curator: bit.ly/3NYRmn6

#plantscience #plantbiology #Arabidopsis
February 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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morphobank.bsky.social
MorphoBank has been honored by a @sortee.bsky.social Commendation Award for 2025! We are so grateful to the committee, our institutional members, and the NSF for their support!
February 2, 2026 at 10:56 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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tairnews.bsky.social
What's new at TAIR? Get the latest in a new article, published in the journal Genetics: "Recent major changes to TAIR: updates to the database, website, and Arabidopsis genome" 🧪

bit.ly/4q86aNG

@genetics-gsa.bsky.social @academic.oup.com #TAIR #plantbiology #plantscience #genetics #genomics
January 30, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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Meet Yasin Kaya of Max Planck, one of the volunteer researchers behind #TAIR12

We are so grateful to everyone who contributed to this new annotation, soon to be published on the ENA! 🧪

#plantbiology #plantscience #TAIR #Arabidopsis @ysnky.bsky.social @mpipz.bsky.social

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Meet the volunteer researchers behind TAIR12: Yasin Kaya, Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research - Phoenix Bioinformatics
Over the past two years TAIR has led a community effort to reannotate the Arabidopsis thaliana genome. Scientists like Yasin Kaya, a PhD candidate at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Resear...
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January 20, 2026 at 8:09 PM
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Got questions about TAIR? Book a one-on-one meeting with curators during our open office hours this Tues. Jan 20! 🧪

calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0...

#plantbiology #plantscience #Arabidopsis #scisky #plantscience
January 16, 2026 at 10:57 PM
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tairnews.bsky.social
Book a 30-minute appointment with a #TAIR team member! Whether you are new to TAIR and want to learn about our features and functionality, or an experienced user with specific questions or feedback, we're here to help! 🧪

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#plantbiology #plantscience #Arabidopsis #scisky #plantsci
TAIR invites you to open office hours in January, February, and March - Phoenix Bioinformatics
We’re excited to host a series of free open office hours for TAIR users on the third Tuesday of each month
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January 14, 2026 at 11:01 PM
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How are we updating the TAIR platform for increased accessibility and usability? Here are a few examples...

Read more: phoenixbioinfo.org/tair-complet...
January 14, 2026 at 6:32 PM
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At #PAG33 with the @agbiodata.bsky.social group. @micropub7n.bsky.social is with us too!
Picture of the booth set up in the exhibit hall with two AgBioData members staffing it.
January 11, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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For Phoenix — as for the librarians who subscribe to TAIR — accessibility is important to our mission. We’re working to build an ecosystem of thriving and diverse digital research resources that are tailored to researcher needs. Modern accessibility standards are a key part of that work.
January 7, 2026 at 6:16 PM
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Graphic of various arabidopsis images, the TAIR logo, and "Thank you to your community" in text
December 29, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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#TAIR is a key reference tool #plantscience. That's why nearly 100 volunteers chose to contribute to the soon-to-be-released reannotation of the #Arabidopsis genome. 🧪

Meet one of those volunteers: Emmanuel Boutet: bit.ly/4p6FagQ

#plantbiology #genomics #TAIR12 #plantbiology #scisky
December 29, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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Meet the volunteer researchers behind #TAIR12... beginning with Emmanuel Boutet of the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics. Please join us in expressing gratitude to everyone who contributed to this new annotation.

#plantbiology #plantscience #TAIR #Arabidopsis

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Meet the volunteer researchers behind TAIR12: Emmanuel Boutet, Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics - Phoenix Bioinformatics
Over the past two years TAIR has led a community effort to reannotate the Arabidopsis thaliana genome with support from scientists like Emmanuel Boutet, a plant biocurator for the Swiss Institute of B...
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December 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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tairnews.bsky.social
It's our birthday! Twenty-five years ago, in December 2000, the Arabidopsis thaliana genome was published and #TAIR was born.

Now, we're preparing for the release of #TAIR12 early in the new year. What a long way we've come!

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#plantbiology #plantscience #genomics #Arabidopsis
Get ready: TAIR12 is coming - Phoenix Bioinformatics
More than two years ago, TAIR took the lead in a volunteer-driven project to reannotate the Arabidopsis thaliana genome
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December 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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We are thrilled to announce three new members of the Phoenix Bioinformatics Board of Directors: Mathew Lau, Christine Orr, and Kevin Smith! Welcome, and thank you for your service!

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Phoenix Bioinformatics welcomes new board members - Phoenix Bioinformatics
Phoenix Bioinformatics is pleased to welcome three new members to our Board of Directors: Mathew Lau, Christine Orr, and Kevin Smith.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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tairnews.bsky.social
Which Arabidopsis gene discoveries have informed crop trait improvements? Here are just a few...

Are you aware of others? 🧪

#plantbiology #plantscience #scisky #cropscience
November 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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morphobank.bsky.social
Our heartfelt thanks go out to everyone who provided feedback before, during, and after MorphoBank's recent re-platforming effort. As a community-led platform, we wouldn't exist without you!

Read more: phoenixbioinfo.org/presenting-t...

#ecology #evolutionarybiology #biology #archaeology
November 19, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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morphobank.bsky.social
MorphoBank is an invaluable #openaccess resource for #phylogentetics researchers. And now, it's better than ever, with new site architecture, faster, more efficient processing, and a more intuitive interface. 🧪

bit.ly/3WImTLj

#biology #evolutionarybiology #treeoflife #paleontology #scisky
November 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM