News Archive
05.09.2018 de.NBI/GFBio Summer School on Data Management
The German Federation for Biological Data (GFBio) and the German Network for Bioinformatics Infrastructure (de.NBI) are for the first time promoting a joint summer school to support researchers in managing their scientific data. 18 young scientists met at the Braunschweig Centre for Systems Biology. "Riding the Data Life Cycle" is the title of the summer school and...[more]
08.08.2018 The 13th de.NBI Quaterly Newsletter published
Main Topics: - SILVA and BRENDA are now ELIXIR Core Data Resources - ELIXIR All Hands meeting - ELIXIR Innovation and SME Forum
25.06.2018 SILVA is now an ELIXIR Core Data Resource
SILVA, operated by ELIXIR Germany, has today joined the list of ELIXIR Core Data Resources critically important for life science research. The ELIXIR Core Data Resources serve as a mark of the highest quality in biological data provision and stewardship and play a fundamental role in the long-term preservation of life science data.
05.06.2018 The "All Species Living Tree" version 132 released
The new version of the "All Species Living Tree" based on SILVA release 132 has been released.
22.05.2018 The 12th de.NBI Quaterly Newsletter published
Main topics: de.NBI image film at https://youtu.be/bV5f-Nrj58M - Launch of usegalaxy.eu - Training by associated partners in Kiel - de.NBI @ conferences
11.05.2018 SILVA ACT Tool released
The new SILVA ACT service combines alignment, search and classify as well as reconstruction of trees in a single web application.
23.04.2018 Change of SILVA Terms of Use/License Model
With the next full database release which is expected for Fall 2018, the SILVA project will resign its current dual licensing model and the SILVA data sets will become free also for commercial/non-academic users.
10.04.2018 QIIME files for SILVA release 132 have arrived
Many thanks to the QIIME Team for providing us with the QIIME 132 release files.
15.03.2018 de.NBI Summer School: Riding the Data Life Cycle - registration now open!
Goal: raise awareness for the importance of proper research data management and to provide a practical toolbox for the acquisition, curation, documentation, archiving and publication of research data following the FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Re-usable) data principles. Location: Braunschweig. Deadline for registration: 11 June 2018, but early registration will be a plus.
07.02.2018 The 11th de.NBI Quaterly Newsletter published
With the first de.NBI Quarterly Newsletter of the year 2018, it is our pleasure to announce that the second phase of the de.NBI project will start March 2018 and will run for another two years. The first de.NBI Quarterly Newsletter of 2018 informs also on important events of the last three months and announces ma- jor meetings organized by de.NBI and ELIXIR.