Phoenix Bioinformatics

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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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

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

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

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

Join SORTEE, @elife.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org @morphobank.bsky.social and Dryad this Thursday for a free #opendata webinar, in celebration of #LoveData26!

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#openaccess #opendata #datasharing #openscience #openresearch

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

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

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

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!

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

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" 🧪

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@genetics-gsa.bsky.social @academic.oup.com #TAIR #plantbiology #plantscience #genetics #genomics

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...

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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Got questions about TAIR? Book a one-on-one meeting with curators during our open office hours this Tues. Jan 20! 🧪

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#plantbiology #plantscience #Arabidopsis #scisky #plantscience

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

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

How are we updating the TAIR platform for increased accessibility and usability? Here are a few examples...

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At #PAG33 with the @agbiodata.bsky.social group. @micropub7n.bsky.social is with us too!

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.

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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

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...

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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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

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

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.

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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Which Arabidopsis gene discoveries have informed crop trait improvements? Here are just a few...

Are you aware of others? 🧪

#plantbiology #plantscience #scisky #cropscience

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!

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#ecology #evolutionarybiology #biology #archaeology

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. 🧪

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#biology #evolutionarybiology #treeoflife #paleontology #scisky

Wait… did you say there’s a new MorphoBank?

That’s right. MorphoBank is now faster, cleaner, more scaleable, and more sustainable. Learn more on our blog phoenixbioinfo.org/presenting-t... 🧪

#biology #evolutionarybiology #phylogenetics #treeoflife #systematics #cladistics #paleontology

Which Arabidopsis gene discoveries have informed crop trait improvements? Here are just a few examples...

What are some of the others you're aware of? 🧪

#plantbiology #plantscience #scisky #cropscience

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Hello to Josh with @phoenixbio.bsky.social! Head to booth 40 and learn about Arabidopsis, aka “the mouse of the plant world,” and other biology resources!

It's great to be back at the #CharlestonConference! Come on by booth 40 to catch up with Phoenix executive director Josh Young, and learn about what's new with @morphobank.bsky.social and @tairnews.bsky.social

#CHSconf2025 #OpenScience #OpenAccess #scholcomm #scholcomms

Phoenix is at the @chashub.bsky.social conference! Stop by booth #40 to say hello and visit with our executive director Josh Young.

#CHSconf2025 #CharlestonConference #OpenScience #OpenAccess #scholcomm #scholcomms #Charleston