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Fall 2025 GOC Meeting: 13-15 Oct, Cambridge

Gene Ontology @geneontology.bsky.social · Aug 12

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.

Dr Sian Gramates @drglam.bsky.social · Aug 11

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

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Gene Ontology @geneontology.bsky.social · Aug 12

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-...

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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Gene Ontology @geneontology.bsky.social · Jul 31

More release notes at community.alliancegenome.org/t/july-2025-...

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Gene Ontology @geneontology.bsky.social · Jul 31

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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Gene Ontology @geneontology.bsky.social · Jun 9

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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Gene Ontology @geneontology.bsky.social · May 6

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.

Photo of the fountain on Lake Geneva, taken by Tuyet Nguyen

Agneesh Barua (@agneeshbarua.bsky.social)

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Marc Robinson-Rechavi @marcrr.bsky.social · Apr 8

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...

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

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Gene Ontology @geneontology.bsky.social · Apr 8

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.

Gene Ontology @geneontology.bsky.social · Mar 12

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

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Gene Ontology @geneontology.bsky.social · Mar 3

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

GIF of how to use the PAN-GO Functionome website to find functions for a specific human gene; stationary slides are available in the Alliance Forums linked in post

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Gene Ontology @geneontology.bsky.social · Feb 26

Immediately address any missing or incorrect functions!
Contact us to have information added, altered, or removed

Gene Ontology @geneontology.bsky.social · Feb 26

To perform a GO enrichment, paste a list of genes here. You can even load our sample list to try it out immediately!

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Gene Ontology @geneontology.bsky.social · Feb 26

The functional categories displayed in the graph can be filtered by selecting one, two, or all (default) categories here

Gene Ontology @geneontology.bsky.social · Feb 26

The number of genes in each high-level functional category is shown in this graph, which is hidden by default on some mobile devices

Gene Ontology @geneontology.bsky.social · Feb 26

The functional characteristics
(GO annotations) of each gene are here, divided by functional category (GO subset):
* Molecular Function
* Biological Process
* Cellular Component

Gene Ontology @geneontology.bsky.social · Feb 26

When you start, you’re looking at the list of all protein coding genes

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Gene Ontology @geneontology.bsky.social · Feb 26

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

short animation of the various features of the functionome.geneontology.org website

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Gene Ontology @geneontology.bsky.social · Feb 14

[http://current.geneontology.org](current.geneontology.org)

❣️ 40,267 GO terms
💝 7,905,607 annotations
🧬 1,565,873 gene products
💖 5,443 species

For ontology changes in this release, see release.geneontology.org/2025-02-06/r...

Annotation details are at release.geneontology.org/2025-02-06/r...

release.geneontology.org

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Gene Ontology @geneontology.bsky.social · Feb 14

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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Gene Ontology @geneontology.bsky.social · Feb 13

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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Gene Ontology @geneontology.bsky.social · Dec 21

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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Gene Ontology @geneontology.bsky.social · Dec 6

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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Gene Ontology @geneontology.bsky.social · Nov 12

The November release stats:

40,635 GO terms
8,031,345 annotations
1,568,326 gene products
5,435 species

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Gene Ontology @geneontology.bsky.social · Nov 12

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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