Ten Common Misconceptions About Galaxy (And Why They're Wrong!)
We are thrilled to announce that 'Ten Common Misconceptions About Galaxy (And Why They Are Wrong!)' has just been published in PLOS Computational Biology! This paper is the result of passionate discus
Whether you are a longtime Galaxy user or new to the platform, this paper challenges assumptions and highlights Galaxy's versatility, scalability, and impact across disciplines.
Read more about the paper, the story behind, and why it matters in our blog post: galaxyproject.org/news/2026-02...
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Ten common misconceptions about Galaxy (and why they are wrong!)
Author summary Galaxy is a free, community-built web interface that helps scientists analyse data in a way thatβs easy to use, transparent and reproducible. While it is widely used in biology and othe...
From @bebatut.bsky.social @abretaud.bsky.social @hrhotz.bsky.social et al. in @plos.org #Computational #Biology | Ten common misconceptions about Galaxy (and why they are wrong!) | #Bioinformatics #Education #UseGalaxy 𧬠π₯οΈ π§ͺ π CC/ @galaxyproject.bsky.social
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Graphic celebrating a milestone for the Galaxy Training Network. Large text at the top reads βCongratulations to the Galaxy Training Network on 500+ tutorials!β Below is a screenshot of the Galaxy Training Hall of Fame page showing statistics: 517 contributors, 35 topics, 501 tutorials, and 10.6 years. The β501 tutorialsβ box is highlighted with a red starburst. A world map with contributor locations appears beneath the statistics.
π Time to celebrate! The Galaxy Training Network just passed 500 tutorials!
Free. Open. Community-built. Reproducible.
Powered by 500+ contributors worldwide, making data analysis accessible to everyone.
Be sure to check out this amazing team and the GTN, here: training.galaxyproject.org
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Galaxy
Galaxy is a community-driven web-based analysis platform for life science research.
Nous recrutons!! π
En collaboration Γ©troite avec l' @ifb-elixir-fr.bsky.social, nous recrutons unΒ·e ingΓ©nieurΒ·e devops pour travailler sur useGalaxy.fr π«π· ( @galaxyproject.bsky.social)
Plus d'information et candidature sur emploi.cnrs.fr/Offres/CDD/U... π₯
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@genouest.bsky.social will be present at the BioHackathon 2025 organized by @elixir-europe.org, we are looking forward this week of collaborative work π©βπ»π¨βπ»π§βπ»
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π¨π§π₯ As a reminder, the servers will be shut down today at 14h.π¨π§π₯
Service is expected to resume :
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Modern genome browsing in Galaxy with Jbrowse2
On Day 2 of European Galaxy Days, Anthony Bretaudeau presented 'Modern genome browsing in Galaxy with Jbrowse2'.
Read more: https://usegalaxy.eu/root?tool_id=jbrowse2
#genomics #jbrowse2 #EGD2025 #genome #galaxyproject #eosc #fair #genome_browsing #open_science
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We were thankful for this musical break!
The Galaxy community is fun, join us!
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@abretaud.bsky.social presenting JBrowse 2 that is now available in @galaxyproject.bsky.social!! ππ
Users can now visualize multiple tracks on a browser, with specific colors, metadata, and other features.
Go try it out π
#EGD2025
02.10.2025 12:22 β
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The Biodiversity Galaxy Lab: A Collaborative Hub with curated tools, workflows and training for FAIR and Reproducible biodiversity analysis
On Day 1 of European Galaxy Days, Solenne Correard presented The Biodiversity Galaxy Lab: A Collaborative Hub with curated tools, workflows and training for FAIR and Reproducible biodiversity analysis.
Read more: https://biodiversity.usegalaxy.fr/
#EGD2025 #workflow #biodiversity (1/2)
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β οΈ Interruption du site web de la #SFBI (www.sfbi.fr) du 6 octobre 14h jusqu'Γ 8 octobre 14h β οΈ
βΉοΈ OpΓ©ration de maintenance de notre hΓ©bergeur βΉοΈ
02.10.2025 05:39 β
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@solenne-correard.bsky.social , a member of @genouest.bsky.social presented the Biodiversity Galaxy lab, now available on the French and EU instances ππ₯
More updates to follow.
Check it out:
biodiversity.usegalaxy.fr
#EGD2025 @galaxyproject.bsky.social
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What a way to start #EGD2025! π₯
@bebatut.bsky.social presenting the microbiology Galaxy lab and the work of the mixrogalaxy community.
Check out their preprint if interested π‘
01.10.2025 07:50 β
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Members of the @genouest.bsky.social team are on their way to the European Galaxy Days 2025!
Come say Hi to us π
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π ON RECRUTE : IngΓ©nieurΒ·e DΓ©veloppeurΒ·se β DevOps (H/F) Γ Rennes ! π
Projet : @atlasea.bsky.social
Lieu : @irisa-lab.bsky.social
CompΓ©tences recherchΓ©es :
πΉ Python/Linux
πΉ Web (JS, API REST)
π‘ IntΓ©ressé·e ? Postulez & partagez !
#Recrutement #DevOps #Rennes #Tech #IRISA
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This image presents the Microbiology Galaxy Lab, a platform dedicated to One Health and ecological integrity, illustrating how it connects humans, animals, and the environment through the analysis of DNA, RNA, proteins, and metabolites using 315+ tool suites and 115+ workflows. On the left, it highlights ecosystem dynamics and biodiversity, covering areas such as microbial diversity, interactions, ecosystem modeling, strain discovery, pathway analysis, population omics, and temporal dynamics. On the right, it focuses on health and disease, addressing topics like clinical microbiota, antimicrobial resistance, pathogen profiling (viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa), virulence assessment, dysbiosis analysis, abundance quantification, outbreak modeling, biomarker correlation, and host interaction. The lab also emphasizes citizen science, education, and 35+ tutorials, promoting accessibility and knowledge sharing in microbiology research.
Today is #InternationalMicroorganismDay, a chance to celebrate the invisible powerhouses shaping our health and ecosystems. With @galaxyproject.bsky.social, we're proud to support global research that decodes the secrets of microbes, from deadly pathogens to life-sustaining bacteria.
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overview
after a long effort, gathering a lot of input from many people, we finaly put it all together:
Ten Common Misconceptions About Galaxy (and Why They Are Wrong!)
https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/202509.0823
Thank you very much to all people involved !
10.09.2025 10:21 β
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π Galaxy has passed 21,000 citations on Google Scholar!
A huge thank you to the global community of researchers who use and advance Galaxy for open, reproducible science.
18.08.2025 17:23 β
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From the #EOSC #EuroScienceGateway sustainability report :
" @galaxyproject.bsky.social represents a high-impact, low-risk investment opportunity for funders, policy makers, and research institutions seeking to support open science and accelerate discovery." π₯
Full report : doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
06.08.2025 15:37 β
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LinkedIn
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π Itβs today!
Mini-symposium #BYTE-Sea at #JOBIM25 on biodiversity genomics π§¬
π£οΈ Talks by J.Stiller, M.Muffato, Y.Nevers, E.Parey & roundtable to shape the future of the field
π» Join us on Zoom: us02web.zoom.us/j/8418851908...
βΉοΈ More info: www.atlasea.fr/en/mini-symp...
π See you there!
#genomics
10.07.2025 08:57 β
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@abretaud.bsky.social and @bebatut.bsky.social presenting @galaxyproject.bsky.social France during the @ifb-elixir-fr.bsky.social network presentation at @jobim2025.bsky.social !
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Come check out the poster n*141, today, from 11:30 to 12:30 at @jobim2025.bsky.social on
βThe Environmental Cost of Bioinformatics at @genouest.bsky.socialβ by RΓ©my Siminel and Stephanie Robin.
Co-authors : Errel Le Deun, MatΓ©o Boudet and @abretaud.bsky.social
09.07.2025 07:28 β
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We have 3 posters at @jobim2025.bsky.social !
The second, by Pauline Le Corre on βMLOps best practices for bioinformaticsβ (nΒ° 31), will also be presented on Tuesday from 5:30 to 6:30 PM.
Come check it out!
Co-authors : @abretaud.bsky.social & @Yann Le Cunff
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At @jobim2025.bsky.social next week?
Check out Romane Libouban's poster (nΒ°51) "Genome Annotation tooling in @galaxyproject.bsky.social : contributions of the #EuroScienceGateway project"
π Tuesday 5:30-6:30 PM
Let's connect!
Co-author : @abretaud.bsky.social
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GenOuest and JOBIM logos
Exciting news!
π This July, GenOuest will be at @jobim2025.bsky.social in Bordeaux!
π Are you heading to #JOBIM2025 too? Let us know, we can't wait to see you there and might even have some cool stickers for you! π
Stay tuned for updates on our selected poster presentations.
See you soon! π
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