The ELIXIR channel in F1000Research
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<ns4:p>ELIXIR, the European life science infrastructure for biological information, is a unique initiative to consolidate Europe’s national centres, services, and core bioinformatics resources into a single, coordinated infrastructure. ELIXIR brings together Europe’s major life-science data archives and connects these with national bioinformatics infrastructures - the ELIXIR Nodes. This editorial introduces the ELIXIR channel in <ns4:italic>F1000Research</ns4:italic>; the aim of the channel is to collect and present ELIXIR’s scientific and operational output, engage with the broad life science community and encourage discussion on proposed infrastructure solutions. Submissions will be assessed by the ELIXIR channel Editorial Board to ensure they are relevant to ELIXIR community, and subjected to <ns4:italic>F1000Research</ns4:italic> open peer review process.</ns4:p>