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The atlas for bioinformatics
Discover curated tools, structured courses, and verifiable badges.
Who it's for
Built for the life sciences community
Students
Learn bioinformatics fundamentals with structured courses and earn verifiable badges.
Researchers
Find the right tool for sequence analysis, structural biology, or variant calling.
Educators
Use curated modules and quizzes in your classroom — all content is open and free.
Developers
Discover open-source software, compare platforms, and integrate into pipelines.
Process
Three steps to get started
01
Explore tools
Browse 100+ free tools by category, difficulty, or platform.
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Take a course
Follow structured modules with articles, videos, and real data.
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Earn your badge
Pass the quiz and get a verifiable badge for LinkedIn.
Curated
Featured Tools
Popular bioinformatics software handpicked for researchers.
Web-based PCR experiment simulator with visualization.
Free interactive math and science simulations.
Cloud-based platform for life science R&D, offering tools for sequence design, and an electronic lab notebook.
Visualize and analyze genomic data for tropical crops like cassava.
Academy update
Intro to Bioinformatics is now available
The first five modules now include guided Colab notebooks for applied sequence analysis.
Module coverage
- • Databases and data retrieval
- • FASTA, FASTQ, VCF, BED, and GFF practice
- • BLAST, alignment, and phylogenetics notebooks
Ready for practice
Five Colab notebooks are embedded in the opening modules.
Start exploring — it's free
No account required. Jump into tools or begin your first course.