Human genomics is undergoing a step change from being a predominantly research-driven
activity to one driven through health care as many countries in Europe now have nascent …

As bioinformatics becomes increasingly central to research in the molecular life sciences, the
need to train non-bioinformaticians to make the most of bioinformatics resources is growing…

Rapid advances in the life sciences and in related information technologies necessitate the
ongoing refinement of bioinformatics educational programs in order to maintain their …

The European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) maintains a comprehensive range of
freely available and up-to-date molecular data resources, which includes over 40 resources …

Bioinformatics is recognized as part of the essential knowledge base of numerous career
paths in biomedical research and healthcare. However, there is little agreement in the field …

The mountains of data thrusting from the new landscape of modern high-throughput biology
are irrevocably changing biomedical research and creating a near-insatiable demand for …

Defects in signaling by leptin, a hormone produced primarily by adipose tissue that informs
the brain of the body's energy reserves, result in obesity in mice and humans. However, the …

Designers have a saying that “the joy of an early release lasts but a short time. The bitterness
of an unusable system lasts for years.” It is indeed disappointing to discover that your data …

Molecular Biology has been at the heart of the ‘big data’ revolution from its very beginning,
and the need for access to biological data is a common thread running from the 1965 …

Despite some notable progress in data sharing policies and practices, restrictions are still
often placed on the open and unconditional use of various genomic data after they have …