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The HGVS Nomenclature is an internationally-recognized standard for the description of DNA, RNA and protein sequence variants. It is used to convey variants in clinical reports and to share variants in publications and databases. The HGVS Nomenclature is administered by the [HGVS Variant Nomenclature Committee (HVNC)](https://hgvs-nomenclature.org/stable/hvnc/) under the auspices of the [Human Genome Organization (HUGO)](https://hugo-int.org/).

Open source PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) fuel cell simulation tool.

Text-space optimizer that treats agent skill documents as trainable parameters for frozen LLMs, using scored rollouts and held-out validation gates to iteratively improve reusable natural-language skills; includes SkillOpt-Sleep for nightly self-evolution and improves accuracy across Claude Code, Codex, Copilot, and direct-chat harnesses, making it a meta-tool for evolving scientific agent skill workflows (15.5K+ stars, MIT License, PyPI)

AI coding agent skills for KiCad electronics design that turn Claude Code, Codex, Gemini CLI, and other coding agents into full electronics design assistants; parses schematics and PCB layouts, builds power trees, audits connectors/ESD protection, validates passive networks, runs SPICE simulation, sources components from major distributors, and prepares boards for fabrication (aklofas, 974+ stars, MIT License, 2026)

Design, conduct and analyze results of AI-powered surveys and experiments. Simulate social science and market research with large numbers of AI agents and LLMs (460+ stars, 2024)

The DCAT-AP conversion to a LinkML Schema is the intended point of truth for the DCAT-AP+ schema, but could be used alternatively as a LinkML representation of DCAT-AP for other Projects. It is a port of DCAT-AP to the LinkML world that is as faithful to the original as possible. This Persistent Identifier does not only provide the SHACL Shape, but could also be used as described [here](https://github.com/perma-id/w3id.org/tree/cecbc2e5f40d928f05ed5306d24fc60db0e7bb21/nfdi-de/dcat-ap-plus). DCAT-AP+ is a [LinkML](https://linkml.io/)-based extension of the [DCAT Application Profile 3.0](https://semiceu.github.io/DCAT-AP/releases/3.0.0/) that adds a provenance layer for describing how a dataset was generated and what it is about, using the [Starting Point Terms of PROV-O](https://www.w3.org/TR/prov-o/#description-starting-point-terms), the [QUDT ontology](https://www.qudt.org/), and [Dublin Core Terms](http://purl.org/dc/terms/).

A toolkit for visualizations in materials informatics.

Graph neural network library for PyTorch enabling molecular modeling, materials discovery, protein interaction networks, and scientific knowledge graph learning (23.7k+ stars)

Microsoft's generative model for sampling protein equilibrium conformations 100,000× faster than MD simulations, predicting domain motions, local unfolding and cryptic binding pockets on a single GPU (Science 2025)

Unified Python framework for extracellular electrophysiology, standardizing interfaces to 10+ ML-based spike sorting algorithms including Kilosort for reproducible neural spike sorting workflows (792+ stars, actively maintained)

PseudoScope is an automated, locally-executable computational pipeline designed specifically for comprehensive Pseudomonas aeruginosa genomic surveillance. It integrates seven essential analysis modules into a single, cohesive workflow: FASTA QC (assembly quality metrics), MLST (Oxford scheme), PAST serotyping (O-antigen typing), AMRFinderPlus (antimicrobial resistance gene detection), ABRicate (multi-database screening for resistance, virulence, plasmids, biocides), Ultimate Reporter (gene-centric integration with interactive HTML), and Visualisation Dashboard (publication-ready interactive plots including PCA, networks, boxplots). PseudoScope runs entirely locally (or on HPC clusters), protects data privacy, and produces beautiful interactive reports in minutes.

Kleboscope is an automated, locally‑executable computational pipeline designed specifically for comprehensive Klebsiella pneumoniae genomic surveillance. It addresses the growing threat of multidrug‑resistant and hypervirulent K. pneumoniae by integrating eight essential analysis modules into a single, cohesive workflow. Kleboscope offers two complementary report views: Gene‑centric – each gene is shown with all genomes that contain it, together with its frequency, enabling rapid cross‑genome pattern discovery; and Sample‑centric – each isolate gets its own interactive box with typing badges (MLST, K‑locus, O‑locus, hypervirulence), per‑database tables (AMR, Virulence, BACMET, Plasmids), and full mutation details – perfect for clinical reports and patient‑level investigations.

A two-step desktop GUI application for RNA-seq differential gene expression (DEG) analysis. Step 1 reads raw GDC/TCGA STAR gene-count files together with a GDC sample sheet, matches samples to a Tumor/Normal design, and runs PyDESeq2 to produce normalized counts and DEG statistics. Step 2 generates publication-style volcano plots, MA plots, summary bar charts, and expression heatmaps (with optional gene labeling) from the results, exportable as PNG, PDF, SVG, or TIFF. Requires no coding from the user.

Agent-agnostic research infrastructure providing AI agents with a structured scientific workspace for deep PDF parsing, hybrid semantic/keyword literature search, citation-graph analysis, topic discovery, and academic writing workflows; natively integrates with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Cline, and AgentSkills.io (530+ stars, MIT License, 2026)

StaphScope is an automated, locally-executable computational pipeline designed specifically for comprehensive Staphylococcus aureus genomic surveillance. It addresses the critical bottleneck in MRSA research by integrating seven essential genotyping methods into a single, cohesive workflow.

Deep learning atomistic model across elements, temperatures, and pressures

Agent skills (SKILL.md + deterministic tools) for the AI4S workflow — topic exploration, literature survey, runnable experiments, publication-grade papers, and integrity audit, with every citation and number traceable to its source (by ai4s-research, maintainers of this list; MIT, 2026)

PyTorch-native atomistic simulation engine for the machine-learned interatomic potential (MLIP) era, enabling batched molecular dynamics and structural relaxation with automatic GPU memory management; supports MACE, Fairchem, SevenNet, ORB, MatterSim and other popular MLIPs with up to 100x speedup over ASE (Radical AI, AI for Science 2026, 468+ stars, MIT License)

AcinetoScope is an automated, comprehensive bioinformatics pipeline designed specifically for the genomic analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii, a WHO Critical Priority pathogen responsible for devastating hospital-acquired infections. It integrates seven analysis types (MLST, ABRicate, AMRFinder, Kaptive 3, APT, PlasmidFinder, and mutation detection) into a single automated workflow — from FASTA to actionable insights. The pipeline offers both gene-centric and sample-centric reporting, dynamic grouping by typing, and is optimised for HPC, cloud, and container environments.

Ensemble of automated machine learning protocols that can be run sequentially through a single command line. The program works for regression and classification problems.

University of Cambridge's foundation model for time-series satellite imagery, enabling efficient extraction of temporal patterns from Earth observation for land classification, canopy height prediction, and other remote sensing tasks

Predicts transcription factor binding sites in up to 316 vertebrate species by scoring JASPAR matrices against Ensembl promoter sequences and combining the match with seven contextual experimental datapoints, including evolutionary conservation, CAGE-defined transcription start sites, eQTLs, ChIP-seq peaks, ATAC-seq accessibility, DNase footprints and gene expression correlation, into a single score per site.

RiSPICE (Rice SNP Prioritization Integrating Chromatin Effects) is a computational framework for prioritizing non-coding rice variants by integrating predicted chromatin effects from a fine-tuned DNA language model.

REFUTE is an open benchmark for scientific critique honesty and epistemic calibration on recent life-science and biomedical literature. It tests whether models keep claims inside what the evidence allows (overclaim / planted-flaw / falsifier selection) and whether stated confidence is calibrated, with judge-free MCQ axes plus open-ended critique scoring.

Microsoft's AI-powered geospatial Earth science application for natural-language exploration, visualization, and analysis of 130+ satellite collections, with STAC integration, multi-agent backend, MCP server, and deployable React/FastAPI stack (MIT, 2025)

LLM agents for working with the SRA (Sequence Read Archive) and associated bioinformatics databases, enabling natural language querying of high-throughput sequencing data and metadata across genomic repositories (Arc Institute, 169+ stars, 2024-2026)

The Open Forcefield Toolkit provides implementations of the SMIRNOFF format, parameterization engine, and other tools.

Tools for adding mutations to existing `.bam` files, used for testing mutation callers.

Create MSP files containing the isotopic patterns for given molecules with given adducts. The tool is based on enviPat and the RforMassSpectrometry toolbox.

Open-source biomedical AI platform integrating multimodal foundation models (BioMedGPT, PharmolixFM, LangCell) with agentic workflows and 45+ Claude Code skills for drug discovery, protein engineering, and single-cell omics analysis (PharMolix & Tsinghua AIR, 1K+ stars, 2023-2026)

Graph neural network interatomic potential package supporting efficient multi-GPU parallel molecular dynamics simulations, enabling large-scale atomistic modeling with machine learning potentials (MDIL-SNU, MIT License)

Curated, multilingual library of 182 installable AI agent skills for end-to-end academic research spanning literature discovery, scientific writing, grant development, bioinformatics, drug discovery, clinical research, machine learning, and data analysis (779+ stars, MIT License, 2026)

102 executable tasks from 44 peer-reviewed papers across 4 disciplines with containerized evaluation

Diffusion-based generative model for inorganic materials design, steering generation by chemistry, symmetry, bulk modulus, band gap, or magnetic properties, 2× more likely to produce stable novel structures than prior methods, experimentally validated with synthesized TaCr₂O₆ (Microsoft, Nature 2025)

Reinforcement-learning-trained AI agent for treatment reasoning over a universe of 212 biomedical tools, performing multi-step evidence gathering and spawning parallel reasoning branches to reach evidence-grounded clinical decisions (55+ stars, MIT License, 2026)

Differentiable PDE solving framework for machine learning with built-in fluid simulation, supporting PyTorch/JAX/TensorFlow backends and enabling neural network training within physical simulations (TUM, MIT License)

Large-scale knowledge graph and pip-installable client for literature-grounded automated scientific research, connecting papers, authors, institutions, venues, keywords, citations, and a four-level research taxonomy across medicine, social sciences, engineering, computer science, materials science, and more (ZJU NLP, arXiv 2026, 136+ stars, MIT License)

Curated library of 550+ medical research agent skills spanning evidence insights, protocol design, omics/clinical data analysis, and academic writing; each skill is reviewed through MedSkillAudit and compatible with Claude Code, Codex, Open Code, OpenClaw, and SKILL.md-compatible agents (AIPOCH, 1.2K+ stars, MIT License, 2026)

Fully autonomous research from idea to paper with multi-agent debate, citation verification, and OpenClaw integration (11K+ stars, 2026)

DeepTaxa is a hybrid CNN-BERT deep learning framework for multi-rank taxonomic classification of 16S rRNA gene sequences. It predicts all seven Linnaean ranks from domain to species in a single forward pass and provides pre-trained checkpoints for full-length 16S and V3-V4 amplicons.

A package for creating fast and accurate interatomic potentials.

Learning operators in Fourier space

Ensemble of automated QM workflows that can be run through jupyter notebooks, command lines and yaml files.

Long-context generative genomic foundation model using 6-mer tokenization for DNA sequence modeling and generation, with v2 model families for prokaryote and eukaryote genomes and pretrained weights available on HuggingFace (GenerTeam, 460+ stars, MIT License, 2025-2026)

Medical time series foundation model pretrained on 454B time points from heterogeneous clinical corpora spanning ICU physiological signals and hospital EHR, with continuous-time rotary positional encoding, frequency-specialized Mixture-of-Experts, and neural ODE extrapolation for zero-shot forecasting across irregular and multimodal temporal health data (Microsoft, 399+ stars, MIT License)

MCP server, CLI, and agent skills for searching and downloading academic papers from multiple open sources (arXiv, PubMed, bioRxiv, Semantic Scholar, OpenAlex, CORE, Europe PMC, etc.) with unified, deduplicated, LLM-friendly retrieval and an OA-first download fallback chain (OpenAGS, 1.9K+ stars, MIT License, 2025)

First agentic LLM for autonomous data science with end-to-end pipeline from data to analyst-grade reports

RBPBench is a multi-function tool to evaluate CLIP-seq and other related genomic region data using a comprehensive collection of known RNA-binding protein (RBP) binding motifs. RBPBench can be used for a variety of purposes, from RBP motif search (database or user-supplied RBP motifs) in genomic regions, over motif enrichment and co-occurrence analysis, in-depth comparisons over multiple datasets via sequence and genomic annotation statistics, to benchmarking CLIP-seq peak caller methods as well as comparisons across cell types and CLIP-seq protocols. RBPBench supports both sequence and structure motifs, as well as regular expressions (sequence and structure patterns). Moreover, users can easily provide their own motif collections.

A powerful, high-performance bioinformatics framework for discovering, evaluating, and verifying microRNA (miRNA) interactions across DNA, RNA, and protein target sequences. The mirnaprotpred package provides two core modules: SeqFinder: A discovery engine to find all potential miRNA interactions across a genome or target sequence. Validator: A targeted verification engine to test specific, user-provided miRNAs against a target sequence. Both modules are powered by a shared, rigorous biological engine that evaluates exact seed matching, wobble pairing, AU-rich context, and RNAduplex thermodynamic stability.

Cross-domain foundation model for continuum dynamics trained on 19 physical scenarios spanning 63 variables, featuring adaptive compute via stride modulation and patch jittering for long-run stability (Polymathic AI, 293+ stars, MIT License)