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BacSelect is a reproducible resource for selecting compact, nested panels of complete bacterial genome assemblies that span genome architecture. From a defined and versioned public genome universe, BacSelect deterministically selects assemblies so users can choose a panel size from N=10–500 while retaining nestedness across scales. Versioned releases provide genome-panel manifests, downloadable assemblies, structural-coverage information, checksums and provenance for reproducible benchmarking, method development and comparative genomics.

A python extension, written in C, for quick access to bigBed files and access to and creation of bigWig files.

Visualization intermediate language that lets AI agents create expressive, polished charts from simple, human-editable specs, compiling the same input to 30+ chart types across Vega-Lite, ECharts, and Chart.js with an MCP server for agent integration (1.9K+ stars, MIT License, 2026)

First fully customizable open-source multiagent framework automating complete research lifecycle from idea conception to LaTeX papers with dynamic workflows

Tools for analyzing SingleCellExperiment objects as projects. for input into the chevreulShiny app downstream. Includes functions for analysis of single cell RNA sequencing data. Supported by NIH grants R01CA137124 and R01EY026661 to David Cobrinik.

Comprehensive collection of 125+ ready-to-use scientific skill modules for Claude AI across bioinformatics, cheminformatics, clinical research, ML, and materials science

jaxQTL is a flexible and efficient sc-eQTL mapping framework using count-based models, designed to analyze sparse counts in scRNA-seq data and large datasets. It has been shown to identify more eGenes compared with existing approaches, improving our ability to identify distal eQTLs.

Open-source hybrid scientific research agent and workbench replicating Claude Science, combining JSON tool orchestration with persistent Python/R Code-as-Action kernels, 604 bundled science skills, MCP connectors, sandboxed local execution, and multi-provider LLM support for end-to-end scientific workflows (PKU–YuanKong Intelligence, 377+ stars, MIT License, 2026)

Galaxy workflow for BlockClust pipeline.

pretext-to-asm takes the AGP output from PretextView and assembles it into FASTA format to produce a new assembly.

Workflow optimized for the analysis of rare diseases, designed to detect SNVs, INDELs , CNVs and SVs in targeted sequencing data (CES/WES) and whole genome sequencing (WGS), built on Nextflow and following nf-core standards. It has an advanced variant annotation optimized for rare diseases diagnosis and discovery.

Open-source deep learning toolbox for bioimage analysis providing a unified, configuration-driven framework for 2D/3D semantic segmentation, instance segmentation, classification, denoising, super-resolution, and self-supervised learning; integrates state-of-the-art architectures including U-Net, Vision Transformers, and ConvNeXt, designed for microscopy and biomedical imaging researchers without extensive coding expertise (MIT License, actively maintained)

Segment Anything Model for microscopy: interactive and automatic segmentation of light, electron, and fluorescence microscopy images in 2D and 3D, with domain-specific fine-tuning workflows for scientific imaging (1.5K+ stars)

Provides an R interface for various subsampling algorithms implemented in python packages. Currently, interfaces to the geosketch and scSampler python packages are implemented. In addition it also provides diagnostic plots to evaluate the subsampling.

AI co-author covering the entire research lifecycle — from an under-specified research direction to a published paper; includes ResearchStudio-Idea for evidence-grounded research ideation and ResearchStudio-Reel for turning finished papers into posters, narrated videos, blogs, and interactive reels; runs as skills on Claude Code and Codex (1.2K+ stars, MIT License, 2026)

Deep learning with spiking neural networks in Python, providing gradient-based training of SNNs via PyTorch autodifferentiation for brain-inspired computing and neuromorphic research, with online learning capabilities and extensive tutorials (1.9K+ stars, actively maintained)

GAIn is a platform for annotating genetic variants, genomic positions, and regions with reproducible, declarative pipelines using curated Genomic Resource Repositories.

Implements R bindings to C++ code for analyzing single-cell (expression) data, mostly from various libscran libraries. Each function performs an individual step in the single-cell analysis workflow, ranging from quality control to clustering and marker detection. Additional wrappers are provided for easy construction of end-to-end workflows involving Bioconductor objects like SingleCellExperiments.

Vendors an assortment of useful header-only C++ libraries. Bioconductor packages can use these libraries in their own C++ code by LinkingTo this package without introducing any additional dependencies. The use of a central repository avoids duplicate vendoring of libraries across multiple R packages, and enables better coordination of version updates across cohorts of interdependent C++ libraries.

Free, open-source desktop AI research assistant that runs locally and turns natural-language requests into real data analysis, literature search, figure generation, and manuscript review; ships with 149 scientific skills, 326 workflow templates, and 229 databases across genomics, proteomics, drug discovery, and materials science, plus a living lab notebook, 60+ scientific file previews, and LaTeX editing (K-Dense-AI, 908+ stars, MIT License, 2026)

Biological simulation tools

Multi-modal geospatial ML platform for agriculture and sustainability, fusing satellite imagery (RGB, SAR, multispectral), drone imagery, weather data, and sensor data for crop identification, carbon footprint estimation, and microclimate prediction (Microsoft Research, MIT License)

Reads Bruker NMR data directories both zipped and unzipped. It provides automated and efficient signal processing for untargeted NMR metabolomics. It is able to interpolate the samples, detect outliers, exclude regions, normalize, detect peaks, align the spectra, integrate peaks, manage metadata and visualize the spectra. After spectra proccessing, it can apply multivariate analysis on extracted data. Efficient plotting with 1-D data is also available. Basic reading of 1D ACD/Labs exported JDX samples is also available.

PhyloProfile is a tool for exploring complex phylogenetic profiles. Phylogenetic profiles, presence/absence patterns of genes over a set of species, are commonly used to trace the functional and evolutionary history of genes across species and time. With PhyloProfile we can enrich regular phylogenetic profiles with further data like sequence/structure similarity, to make phylogenetic profiling more meaningful. Besides the interactive visualisation powered by R-Shiny, the package offers a set of further analysis features to gain insights like the gene age estimation or core gene identification.

blue-crab is a tool to convert from ONT POD5 format to the community maintained SLOW5/BLOW5 format. Lossless nanopore pod5 s/blow5 file conversion.

Deep learning-based bioacoustic monitoring framework for automated bird species identification from audio recordings, supporting 6,000+ species globally with real-time analysis, batch processing, and API deployment; foundational tool in biodiversity research, conservation biology, and ecological acoustic monitoring (Cornell Lab of Ornithology, 1.5K+ stars, MIT License)

Autonomous ML experimentation for biomedical data.

Interactive explorer for single-cell transcriptomics data enabling visualization of UMAP/t-SNE embeddings, differential expression analysis, and cross-dataset comparison through a fast web-based interface; widely adopted for exploring atlas-scale single-cell datasets and integrating with AI/ML analysis workflows (773+ stars, MIT License)

Turn any AI agent into an AI Scientist. The #1 Agent Skills library for science with 140+ ready-to-use skills and 100+ scientific databases covering biology, chemistry, medicine, and drug discovery. Compatible with Cursor, Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, and the open Agent Skills standard (K-Dense-AI, 26K+ stars, 2025)

High-level open-source geospatial AI package for satellite/aerial imagery analysis, model training, inference, interactive visualization, and QGIS integration, bridging PyTorch/Transformers with remote sensing workflows (MIT, 2026)

PureJsImage is a free, open-source TypeScript library for decoding, inspecting, processing, and converting ordinary images and scientific rasters in Node.js and modern browsers. It provides explicit readers for microscopy, whole-slide pathology, medical imaging, electron microscopy, spectroscopy, hyperspectral, and multidimensional array formats. These include OME-TIFF, OME-Zarr, Aperio SVS, DICOM, NIfTI, MRC/CCP4, NRRD, DigitalMicrograph, EMD, ENVI, and FITS. Range-backed readers can request selected regions, tiles, volume planes, and metadata while preserving native numeric samples where supported. The default package has no runtime dependencies. Optional JPEG and PNG WebAssembly accelerators require explicit registration.

Motivation-driven academic writing system for Claude Code, Codex, OpenClaw, and Hermes CLI that learns from strong papers, builds evidence-aware central-argument blueprints, and rewrites manuscripts with revision matrices and LaTeX-safe audits (4.9K+ stars, MIT License, 2026)

A set of tools to for machine and deep learning in R from amino acid and nucleotide sequences focusing on adaptive immune receptors. The package includes pre-processing of sequences, unifying gene nomenclature usage, encoding sequences, and combining models. This package will serve as the basis of future immune receptor sequence functions/packages/models compatible with the scRepertoire ecosystem.

Translate differential transcript usage results into discrete splice events.

Modular Python suite for Neuro-AI research across all modalities, providing efficient data loaders (NeuralSet), curated datasets (NeuralFetch), scalable training (NeuralTrain), and unified benchmarking (NeuralBench) for building and evaluating neuroscience foundation models (Meta FAIR, 270+ stars, MIT License, 2026)

Neural network-based exchange-correlation functional for density functional theory (DFT) that surpasses state-of-the-art hybrid functionals in accuracy for main-group thermochemistry, kinetics, and non-covalent interactions at semi-local DFT cost; includes PySCF/GPU4PySCF/ASE bindings and C++/Fortran integrations (248+ stars, MIT License)

Semi-automated research assistant for academic research and software development, supporting Claude Code, Codex CLI, Kimi Code CLI, and OpenCode across ideation, coding, experiments, writing, and publication (Galaxy-Dawn, 4.5K+ stars, MIT License, 2026)

Manages the installation of CMake for building Bioconductor packages. This avoids the need for end-users to manually install CMake on their system. No action is performed if a suitable version of CMake is already available.

SpectralTAD is an R package designed to identify Topologically Associated Domains (TADs) from Hi-C contact matrices. It uses a modified version of spectral clustering that uses a sliding window to quickly detect TADs. The function works on a range of different formats of contact matrices and returns a bed file of TAD coordinates. The method does not require users to adjust any parameters to work and gives them control over the number of hierarchical levels to be returned.

The Zarr specification defines a format for chunked, compressed, N-dimensional arrays. It's design allows efficient access to subsets of the stored array, and supports both local and cloud storage systems. Rarr aims to implement this specification in R with minimal reliance on an external tools or libraries.

Research ecosystem for rigorous and trustworthy AI scientists — a protocol and skill bundle that makes autonomous research verifiable, crystallized, and observable through structured, machine-executable research artifacts and five agent skills for research management, compilation, verification, visualization, and publication (ARA-Labs, 447+ stars, MIT License, 2026)

Open Parser for Systematic IUPAC nomenclature

Local Windows-friendly R Shiny application for RNA-seq differential expression using DESeq2, normalized-expression testing, over-representation analysis, fgsea-ranked pathway analysis, and WGCNA coexpression-network analysis. It supports input validation, additive and interaction designs, built-in human, fruit-fly, and yeast annotations, publication-quality plots, and reproducibility bundles containing results, settings, and executable R and R Markdown rerun code.

Open-source PyMOL plugin for membrane-aware review of predicted, designed and experimental protein structures. Membrane Visual QC provides planar membrane-relative geometry, residue core/interface classification, hydropathy and ligand-context review, solvent-accessibility context, PDBTM/OPM orientation-source checks, and reproducible batch reporting. It is designed as a review assistant rather than a biological structure validator.

Neural differential equations in Julia

Multi-LLM consensus framework for automated cell type annotation in single-cell transcriptomics, integrating predictions from 10+ large language models with iterative discussion and uncertainty quantification to reduce single-model biases, achieving up to 95% accuracy without reference datasets; available as CRAN R package and PyPI Python package with Scanpy/Seurat integration (2025)

Interactive and hardware-agnostic SDK for laboratory automation, enabling programmatic control of liquid handlers, plate readers, and other lab instruments across multiple vendors; foundational infrastructure for self-driving laboratories and AI-driven experimental execution (447+ stars)

Identifiers in the GTN correspond to training materials in various formats (markdown, slides, video). The users can apply learned concepts directly within the framework via galaxy workflows.