Phoenix Bioinformatics
Research infrastructure you rely on
Phoenix Bioinformatics is the nonprofit home of MorphoBank & TAIR — trusted, community-led research tools, resources, & database solutions.
Phoenix’s work
Our work keeps vital scientific resources at the forefront of their fields through technical development and maintenance, expert, hands-on curation, top-quality preservation, metadata, and accessibility standards, and responsible fiscal stewardship.
Phoenix’s Commitment
We’re committed to ensuring that research data and digital research tools remain accessible and sustainable for the communities that rely on them now and in the future.
Phoenix’s Community
We partner with institutional and museum librarians and researchers around the world to keep the research tools we support relevant and accessible for all.
Explore Phoenix research resources
Phoenix is home to the leading genetic research tools and community resources MorphoBank and The Arabidopsis Information Resource (TAIR). Both resources are highly customized to the needs of the specific research communities they serve, but share some key characteristics:
- Essential time-saving tools for researchers
- High-quality, curated information
- Discipline-specific formats and standards
- The latest preservation, discovery, & accessibility standards
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A central database for expertly-curated genetic and molecular biology data on Arabidopsis thaliana, a key reference plant for plant science, genetics, pharmacology, and crop research. TAIR is constantly updated, curated, and maintained by PhD plant biologists who ensure that all the information we provide is current, vetted, and reliable.