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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 19h

Read the full report, produced by @researchconsulting.bsky.social and funded by @wellcometrust.bsky.social.

📖 zenodo.org/records/1718...

#OpenData

EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 19h

🌍 How can we build equitable global biodata partnerships?

A new report explores how researchers in low-resource settings use open biodata & what gets in the way.

Global Engagement Manager for EMBL-EBI Data Services ThankGod Ebenezer shares the report insights.

www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/p...

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 1d

We’re renewing our collaboration with Google DeepMind!

We'll keep developing the AlphaFold Database to support protein science worldwide 🎉

To mark the moment we’ve synchronised the database with UniProtKB release 2025_03.

www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/t...

🖥️🧬 #AlphaFold
@pdbeurope.bsky.social

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EGA archive @egaarchive.bsky.social · 1d

📢 We are excited to announce the incoming launch of the EGA Newsletter!

Sign up now to stay updated on the latest news related to Federated EGA, Beacon, along with highlights and updates on the ongoing projects we are involved in 🙌

👉 mailchi.mp/4c1f9c3a3030...

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 5d

Happy birthday Rex! 🎈

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 6d

Meet Mila Coniff 🇰🇿, our Senior Service Desk Officer, and explore her journey from international law to top-notch IT support, as well as an unexpected interest in a childhood activity she used to detest.

www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/p...

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 7d

💊Did you know that ChEMBL @chembl.bsky.social isn’t just for bioactivity data?

It also curates open-access info on approved drugs and clinical candidates.

Explore why ChEMBL should be a go-to resource if you work in pharma, biotech & AI drug discovery.

📖 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

#PharmSky

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 8d

@zaminiqbal.bsky.social @shenwei356.bsky.social @bacpop.org

EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 8d

There are millions of openly available microbial genomes, but searching them can be slow.

Until now 🥁

Introducing LexicMap, a new alignment tool that lets scientists search these data in minutes, helping track antibiotic resistance, trace outbreaks, and more.

www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/r...
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How to rapidly search the world’s microbial DNA

By making the world’s microbial DNA easier to explore, LexicMap helps researchers track outbreaks, study antibiotic resistance, and understand microbial diversity.

www.ebi.ac.uk

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Ensembl @ensembl.org · 26d

Heads up! The Ensembl Rapid Release site (zurl.co/2iF0U) will be archived very soon.
All links to it will redirect to our new site: zurl.co/PMirU
The original data will remain accessible at zurl.co/9IQJv.
Questions? Reach us at helpdesk [at] ensembl.org

Homepage of the Ensembl Rapid Release site http://rapid.ensembl.org

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 12d

This work was a collaboration between our former Group Leader @zaminiqbal.bsky.social and colleagues at @sangerinstitute.bsky.social and the @uniofbath.bsky.social.

Explore the full paper:
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Pre- and postantibiotic epoch: The historical spread of antimicrobial resistance

Plasmids are now the primary vectors of antimicrobial resistance, but our understanding of how human industrialisation of antibiotics influenced their evolution is limited by a paucity of data predati...

www.science.org

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 12d

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) causes over a million deaths each year, and is rising.

Scientists analysed 40,000 bacterial plasmids across 100 years and six continents, to reveal that a few plasmids evolved after antibiotic use to drive most multi-drug resistance.

www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/r...
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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 12d

Hi @vadperez.bsky.social, if you fill out our support and feedback form someone will get back to you with who best to contact on this www.ebi.ac.uk/about/contac...

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 15d

There are lots of other new features on the entry pages so take a few minutes to explore and let us know what you think.

www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/u...

#StructuralBiology #Bioinformatics #AI

New PDBe entry pages: Interactive, personalised, and mobile-ready

Explore molecular structures with new interactive 3D viewers and AI annotations

www.ebi.ac.uk

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 15d

Do you study proteins?
The new PDBe entry pages make it easier to explore protein structures.

🟢 Visualise ligands & macromolecules with improved 3D viewers
🟢 Get background info from AI-based annotations
🟢 Add your own annotations to viewers without leaving the browser

@pdbeurope.bsky.social
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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 16d

BioModels will be moving to a new home at the University of Florida this winter.

We’re working hard behind the scenes to make the transition as smooth as possible for our users.

Here’s what to expect:
www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/u...

@biomodels.bsky.social

BioModels data resource moves to the University of Florida

The BioModels repository for mathematical models of biological and biomedical systems moves to the University of Florida’s College of Medicine

www.ebi.ac.uk

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Protein Data Bank in Europe (PDBe) @pdbeurope.bsky.social · 19d

Making structural biology data accessible to everyone — from specialists to first-time explorers.

✨ Discover the new interactive, personalised & mobile-ready PDBe Entry Pages.
📖 Read more: www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/u...

🔍 Try it: www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbe/entry/p...

New PDBe entry pages: Interactive, personalised, and mobile-ready

Explore molecular structures with new interactive 3D viewers and AI annotations

www.ebi.ac.uk

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EMBL @embl.org · 21d

Imagine a future where your medical history could help forecast what health conditions you might face.

Introducing a new AI model trained on anonymised medical records that estimates long-term risk for over 1,000 diseases over a decade in advance.

www.embl.org/news/science...
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AI model forecasts disease risk decades in advance | EMBL

New AI model can estimate the long-term risk of over 1,000 diseases and forecast human health changes over a decade in advance.

www.embl.org

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 21d

This work is a collaboration between EMBL-EBI, @dkfz.bsky.social and @hdsai.sund.ku.dk

We would like to thank our collaborators, as well as @ukbiobank.bsky.social and the Danish National Patient Registry, without whom this work would not have been possible.

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 21d

What if you could get a glimpse of the future of your health, today?

Our scientists have developed a new generative AI model, trained using large-scale health records, that can estimate how human health may change over time.

Watch to find out more.

🖥️🧬

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InterPro @interprodb.bsky.social · 21d

Interested in studying Parkinson's disease? Have a look at our blog post below

InterPro @interprodb.bsky.social · Jan 31

🧬🧪💻 New blog post: Diving deep into the key proteins behind Parkinson's disease. From α-synuclein to LRRK2, we're unravelling the molecular mysteries that could hold the key to treatment breakthroughs. Read more: proteinswebteam.github.io/interpro-blo... #Parkinsons #Neuroscience

Parkinson's disease molecular mechanisms.
Source: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(14)61393-3/fulltext#fig3

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 22d

🚨 Two weeks left to apply for the EMBL-EBI–Sanger Postdoctoral (ESPOD) Programme.

Apply by: 30 September 2025.

Ready to take the next step in your science career?
www.ebi.ac.uk/research/pos...

@sangerinstitute.bsky.social
#postdoc #sciencecareers

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Ensembl @ensembl.org · 23d

Ensembl Beta 13 is live!
Check it out to see if your favourite species made the list-mine did! The Mountain Clouded Yellow was just added (beta.ensembl.org/species/fbf7...)
#Genomics #OpenAccessData

Photo of butterfly, mountain clouded yellow

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deciphergenomics.bsky.social @deciphergenomics.bsky.social · 28d

DECIPHER version 11.34 has been released. See the new features at www.deciphergenomics.org #variantinterpretation

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 29d

In the face of climate change, the race to understand life on Earth is on.

@ebpgenome.bsky.social is scaling up tenfold to sequence all known species by 2035.

At EMBL-EBI, we annotate these genomes, making them openly available for the global research community.

www.ebi.ac.uk/about/news/a...

Global effort to sequence all life on Earth ramps up

The Earth BioGenome Project is accelerating its efforts tenfold to sequence all life on Earth by 2035.

www.ebi.ac.uk

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