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March 22nd, 2023 by PeterBiopython 1.79 released!
June 3rd, 2021 by João RodriguesBiopython 1.79 has been released and is available from our website and PyPI. This is the final release supporting Python […]
Request for comments on the OBF Code of Conduct draft
May 12th, 2021 by Bastian Greshake TzovarasThe OBF is committed to providing a harassment-free and respectful environment for all members of our community. To ensure that […]
Domain names available for adoption
January 28th, 2021 by PeterThe OBF has two sets of domain names available for adoption by a non-profit or open source project: biows.org, biows.com, […]
Biopython 1.78 released
September 4th, 2020 by Chris DaleyBiopython 1.78 has been released and is available from our website and PyPI. The main change is that Bio.Alphabet is no longer used. […]
Biopython 1.77 released
May 25th, 2020 by Chris DaleyBiopython 1.77 has been released and is available from our website and PyPI. This is the first release since we […]
Biopython 1.76 released
December 20th, 2019 by PeterBiopython 1.76 has been released and is available from our website and PyPI. Coming relatively soon after our last release, the timing is […]
Biopython 1.75 released
November 7th, 2019 by PeterDear Biopythoneers, Biopython 1.75 has been released and is available from our website and PyPI. This release of Biopython supports Python 2.7, 3.5, […]
Biopython 1.74 released
July 16th, 2019 by PeterDear Biopythoneers, Biopython 1.74 has been released and is available from our website and PyPI. This release of Biopython supports […]
Biopython 1.73 released
December 18th, 2018 by PeterDear Biopythoneers, Biopython 1.73 has been released and is available from our website and PyPI. This release of Biopython supports […]
Biopython 1.72 released
June 27th, 2018 by PeterDear Biopythoneers, I’m writing this in Portland at the GCC BOSC 2018 conference, where I will present the Biopython Project […]
BioJava 5.0.0 is out
April 9th, 2018 by Jose M. DuarteBioJava 5.0.0 was released on the 23rd of March 2018. This represents a major milestone that brings more consolidation and […]
Biopython 1.71 released
April 4th, 2018 by PeterDear Biopythoneers, Source distributions of Biopython 1.71 are now available from the downloads page on the official Biopython website, and the release […]
OBF accepted as a mentoring organisation for Google Summer of Code 2018
February 23rd, 2018 by Kai BlinThe Open Bioinformatics Foundation has been accepted as a mentoring organisation for the 2018 instance of the Google Summer of […]
Mailing list consolidation
December 15th, 2017 by PeterThe OBF’s self-hosted mailman server is still struggling right now, so we are looking at migrating the active mailing lists […]
OBF visioning 2017
November 14th, 2017 by Karen CranstonTL;DR: The OBF isn’t doing enough in public policy and advocacy around Open Science, and we are looking to recruit […]
Biopython on Podcast.__init__
September 5th, 2017 by PeterPodcast.__init__ describes itself as “The Podcast About Python and the People Who Make It Great”, and the most recent episode […]
Biopython 1.70 released
July 11th, 2017 by PeterDear Biopythoneers, Source distributions of Biopython 1.70 are now available from the downloads page on the official Biopython website, and the release […]