List of mailing lists for biologists

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The following list is an attempt to gather information about mailing lists related to biology and bioinformatics. Mailing lists are an invaluable source of expert information on specialist topics.

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[edit] General discussion

BBB 
the BiO Bulletin Board. Mailman info page. The Bioinformatics.Org Bulletin Board is a general forum for exchanging questions and responses on subjects related to bioinformatics. It is intended to provide a convenient resource and archive for members of the bioinformatics community. email. For a full list of lists maintained at Bioinformatics.Org, see http://www.bioinformatics.org/lists/
Hplusroadmap 
Open source synthetic biology, genetic engineering, gene therapy, organogenesis, tissue engineering, cytodiagnostics, protein expression, DIY biohacking, and other transhumanist topics. Mailman info page (and website). The mailing list is geared towards various broad projects in cellular diagnostics, longevity, life extension, biogerontology, and sometimes some interesting posts on rockets, in vitro meat, tissue engineering and computer science. email.
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[edit] General biology

SimGene.com 
SimGene.com hosts the most comprehensive range of free and open access molecular biology and bioinformatics tools.The website offers free access to popular online bioinformatics tools contributed by research organizations and personal websites that aid research in life sciences.
PATHO-L 
Pathology mailing list. Mailman info page.
biomed@postbiota.org 
Eugen Leitl's biomedical news mailing list. Very high signal to noise. Mailman info page.
biobricks 
The BioBrick Foundation standards mailing list. Mailman info page. A list for the discussion of the standardization of biological parts. email.
Gerontology Research Group 
GRG can be found here.
Aliens-L 
A list dedicated to alien invasive species, with a focus on those that threaten biodiversity. Info page. The list allows users to freely seek and share information on alien invasive species and related issues. Participation from all who are interested in the invasive species problem is welcome. email.
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[edit] Protein structure

PDB-L 
the Protein Data Bank mailing list. Mailman info page. This popular list is for general discussion of all aspects of macromolecular structure. email.
CCP4bb 
The CCP4 Bulletin Board. List info page. CCP4bb is an electronic mailing list intended to host discussions about topics of general interest to macromolecular crystallographers. Any crystallographic-related item is acceptable, and doesn't have to be directly related to CCP4. The bulletin board is routinely used to request information, and to inform people about job vacancies, new services and the availabilty of new or updated software. email.
Molvis-list 
Molecular Visualization, especially in education with freeware. Mailman info page. Molvis-list is for discussion of molecular visualization software, especially free software and its uses in education, such as FirstGlance in Jmol, Jmol, MDL Chime, Protein Explorer, RasMol, and PyMol, among many.
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[edit] Sequence

SSML 
the Sequence Search Mailing List. Mailman info page. The place to ask all your questions regarding any aspect of sequence searching: from homology to position-dependent scoring parameters; from algorithms to methodologies; and all the way back again... email.
Genome-mirror 
Information and discussion list about mirror setup and maintenance for sites mirroring the UCSC Genome Browser (http://genome.ucsc.edu). Mailman info page email.
gmod-gbrowse 
This list can be used for information, help, bug reports and developers for GBrowse, the Generic Genome Browser, a part of the GMOD project. Mailman info page. email.
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[edit] Transcriptomics/Microarray

genespring-users 
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/genespringusers/ Official Agilent mailing list for users of GeneSpring software
BioC 
The public mailing list of the Bioconductor project. Mailman info page. Bioconductor is an open source and open development software project for the analysis and comprehension of genomic data. The mailing list is for questions and answers about using Bioconductor as well as announcements relevant to the Bioconductor project and community. email.
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[edit] Software Development

Biodevelopers 
A list for sofware Development in Bioinformatics. Mailman info page. The Biodevelopers list is for questions, announcements and discussions about tool development in bioinformatics. This largely includes software development but could also include non-HPC hardware questions. For HPC hardware questions, the Bioclusters list is more appropriate. email.
bioperl-l 
This is the primary bioperl mailing list where usage, code modifications, bugs & feature requests are discussed. Mailman info page. Meant for both for developers as well as people who are interested in project issues and internals. email.
biojava-l 
This is a general purpose unmoderated discussion list set up to discuss life science related Java programming efforts. Mailman info page. This list is intended for general discussion, advice, questions, offers of help, announcements, expressions of appreciation, bugs found in release code and requests for features. email.
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[edit] Regional Bioinformatics Lists

sbforum-general 
A list for bioinformaticians working in Scotland, UK. Mailman info page.
UT Austin biospeak 
Announcements of biology talks in the Austin area. Info page.
Bioinformatics @La-Jolla 
Providing news about upcoming seminars and events for the San Diego bioinformatics community. Info page. The associated mailing list provides a forum for the open exchange of ideas, information, and announcements between researchers.
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[edit] Bioinformatics Infrastructure

Bioclusters 
High Performance Computing (HPC) in Bioinformatics. Mailman info page. This list is a forum for users, builders and programmers of distributed systems used in life science research and bioinformatics. email.
bioinfo-core 
A list for bioinformaticians working in industry/academic bioinformatics 'core' facilities. Mailman info page.
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[edit] Futurist

alife 
Artificial life. Mailman info page.
cryo@postbiota.org 
Eugen Leitl's cryonics mailing list.
CryoNet 
The original cryogenics mailing list and supernode found here.
MEA-users 
here.
neuro@postbiota.org 
Eugen Leitl's neuro-related mailing list (found here). Lots of job positions are forwarded.
OpenCog 
Found here.
open-rtms-list 
rTMS for transcranial magnetic stimulation over at Sourceforge.
Synbio 
Here.
transhumantech 
The definitive futurist news mailing list -- much of it biology, found here.
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[edit] Lists for specific tools

[edit] Structural Biology

Ball 
A list for users of 'ball'
VMD-L 
A list for users and developers of VMD. List info page. Topics range from script writing questions, to bugs and workarounds, new features, and whatever other topics the VMD user community might deem appropriate. New versions of VMD will also be announced to the list. email.
Jmol 
(not specific for proteins, but many more molecules: organic, inorganic, biochemicals...)
Jmol-users 
for general discussion of Jmol issues. Mailman info page.
Jmol-developers 
for specific discussion of Jmol software development issues. Mailman info page.
OpenMMSusers 
Discussion of OpenMMS and similar PDB projects. Mailman info page. To facilitate community communication, this list is the place to ask all OpenMMS related questions. email.
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[edit] Sequence analysis

Rmannounce 
Announcements of RepeatMasker developments. Mailman info page. Keep up with news and announcements relating to RepeatMasker! Posting is not allowed.
Phui 
the mailing list for users of Phred, Phrap, Consed and Autofinish. Mailman info page. This email list is for people to post questions regarding Phred, Phrap, Consed or Autofinish. email.
AMOS-users 
for end-users of the AMOS software. Mailman info page. Posts regarding version releases and other such important information. email.
AMOS-help 
for general questions, help and bug reports for the AMOS software package. Mailman info page. You do not need to be a member of the list to post a question. email.
ABRF 
the ABRF Discussion Forum covers protein/peptide and nucleic acid chemistry, sequencing, synthesis, mass spectrometry, amino acid analysis, biocomputing and laboratory management. http://www.abrf.org/index.cfm/page/discList/ListServe.htm
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[edit] Other (to classify)

das 
This list is intended for discussion amongst anyone interested in any version of the Distributed Annotation System. Mailman info page. Topics can include specification development, implementation, extension, or other DAS-related projects. You must subscribe to this list to post messages to it. email.
OpenWetWare-discuss 
A general list for discussing issues relating to the OpenWetWare community. Mailman info page. email.
gofriends 
The GO Friends Mailing List. List info page. A mailing list for those involved in the GO project and those interested in it. This list is used for public announcements related to the GO project; all messages to the list are archived and can be searched. email.
GO Database 
Discussions about the GO database. Mailman info page. A list with unusually restrictive access... No further information is currently available.
CCL 
The Computational Chemistry Mailing List. List info page. The Computational Chemistry List (CCL) was established on January 11, 1991, as an independent electronic forum for chemistry researchers and educators from around the world. email / webmail.
swikig 
A discussion of the semantic web, wikis, and knowledge acquisition to bring the community together. Mailman info page.
Discussions lists for SBML 
The discussion list for Systems Biology Markup Language (SBML) matters of all kinds. Forum page. For discussion of the SBML language, implementation and interoperability issues, announcements and development.
BIOCATALOGUE-FRIENDS 
Stay informed about the BioCatalogue project (http://www.biocatalogue.org). list info page. This is also the place to take part in discussions and drive requirements for the project. Archive.
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