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URL: OpenHelix Bioinformatics and Genomics Blog
Submitted by Scott Lathe; posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 (1 comment)

OpenHelix announced a new blog (http://www.openhelix.com/blog) exclusively focused on genomics and bioinformatics resources. The blog will be an instrumental, interactive forum for researchers to learn more about the rapidly changing and growing genomics databases and resources.

The blog, authored by OpenHelix scientists with extensive experience with genomics and biology and industry expertise in databases and resources, will have daily postings about genomics resources, genomics news and research, and training tips on how to effectively find and use bioinformatics resources.

In addition to daily posts on relevant topics, the OpenHelix Blog on Genomics and Bioinformatics will include:

�Tip of the Week�: A short video outlining a tip on how to use a database to find something you need, some feature that you might not have noticed before, or introducing a new resource.

�What�s Your Problem?�: An �open office hours� open thread post every Thursday where you can ask questions about what database might have the data you need, how to find specific types of information from a resource, and more. With nearly immediate answers to your questions, you�ll have a virtual help desk on genomics and bioinformatics resources.

�Guest Post�: A periodic guest post from a scientist on an issue or topic that they feel is important to the community. Our guest posters will be people directly involved in developing and maintaining resources or genomics research.

"Free Tutorials": You'll find links to extensive tutorial suites on a number of genomics and bioinformatics resources. The suites include 40-60 minute narrated self-run tutorials, slide sets, hand-outs and exercises.