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Building bridges for better data sharing: ENA experts empower Australian researchers in data submission

A visit from the European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) team enhanced Australian researchers’ skills in submitting and retrieving genomic, metagenomic, and environmental DNA (eDNA) data to/from international repositories. The two weeks together provided a unique opportunity to engage directly in our time zone through an intensive series of workshops and roundtable discussions.

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Christina Hall Christina Hall

Researchers come together to tackle the bioinformatics of fungal genomics

A diverse group representing commercial enterprise, academia, government research and citizen scientists gathered at ANU for a hands-on fungi bioinformatics workshop. The skills uplift was designed to support Bioplatforms Australia’s Functional Fungi and Plant Pathogen Omics National Initiatives.

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