Download Assembled Genome Data Programmatically with NCBI Datasets

As previously announced, NCBI’s Assembly and Genome record pages will be redirected to new NCBI Datasets pages in June 2023. The NCBI Datasets Command Line Interface (CLI) tools provide easy, straightforward programmatic downloads of assembled genome sequence data. We invite you to check them out and let us know what you think!  Features & Benefits of NCBI … Continue reading Download Assembled Genome Data Programmatically with NCBI Datasets

A Successful Codeathon! Collaborating to Expand Expertise in African Life Scientists

Exciting update! We recently collaborated with the African Society for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (ASBCB) for their spring OMICS Codeathon, and it was a great success. ASBCB is a professional association dedicated to the advancement of bioinformatics and computational biology in Africa. Codeathons are events focused on technology and software development, where participants work collaboratively … Continue reading A Successful Codeathon! Collaborating to Expand Expertise in African Life Scientists

New NCBI Summer Virtual Workshop Series!

Apply to attend interactive, hands-on workshops  Calling all biology students and educators! Want to learn more about NCBI resources and how to use our high-quality data and cutting-edge tools for your research projects or curricula?   We are excited to announce our upcoming virtual workshop series for Summer 2023. Our interactive, hands-on workshops are taught by … Continue reading New NCBI Summer Virtual Workshop Series!

Visit NCBI at the ASCB | EMBO meeting in San Diego, December 9-11, 2018

Going to the ASCB | EMBO meeting? Stop by the NCBI booth (#327) to learn about all that NCBI has to offer, ask questions, and provide feedback on how we can better meet your needs for research and teaching. Booth … Continue reading

July 11 NCBI Minute: Five Teaching Examples with NCBI APIs

Next Wednesday, July 11, 2018, NCBI staff will show you a set of simple exercises that use EDirect to explore aspects of a human gene. You can easily incorporate these examples into your undergraduate biology courses. Date and time: Wed, … Continue reading

June 20 NCBI Minute: Getting the Genomic Context for BLAST Protein Matches

Do you ever want to see the flanking genes of a protein match from a BLAST search?  On June 20th, we’ll show you how to see the genomic context of bacterial proteins using the identical protein report and the graphical … Continue reading

June 13 NCBI Minute: Using EDirect to Query a Local Installation of PubMed

Next Wednesday, June 13, 2018, we’ll show you how to use EDirect to install PubMed locally and then search and retrieve records from the local instance. You will also see an analysis example that shows the significant speed improvement with … Continue reading

April 11 webinar: Getting the most out of web BLAST tabular format

Next Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at 12:00PM EDT, we will present a webinar that will help you enhance and expand your tabular saved BLAST results with basic Unix tools and the NCBI EDirect suite of programs. You will see how … Continue reading

EDirect for PubMed starts March 5

Beginning Monday, March 5, 2018, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) will present EDirect for PubMed, part of the Insider’s Guide to Accessing NLM Data. This newly expanded series of interactive workshops will introduce new users to the basics of … Continue reading

February 14th NCBI Minute: How to quickly retrieve a sequence from NCBI

On Wednesday, February 14, 2018, NCBI will present a webinar that will show you how to quickly retrieve sequences in any format from NCBI. Date & time: Wed, Feb 14, 2018 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM EST Ever need to … Continue reading