ics , ▁& ▁the ▁equivalent ▁stand - alone ▁course ▁on ▁CD - ROM . ▁ ▁The ▁E MB net ▁community ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁peer ▁review ed ▁journal ▁Br ief ings ▁in ▁Bio in format ics ▁( Bi B ). ▁Bi B ▁was ▁also ▁supported ▁by ▁an ▁educational ▁grant ▁from ▁E MB net . ▁ ▁The ▁Global ▁Organisation ▁for ▁Bio in format ics ▁Learning , ▁Education ▁and ▁Training ▁( G OB LE T ) ▁was ▁formed ▁as ▁a ▁non pro fit ▁foundation ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁E MB net ▁annual ▁meeting . ▁ ▁Journal ▁ ▁Starting ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁and ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁E MB net ▁published ▁E MB net . news . ▁Its ▁primary ▁goal ▁was ▁to ▁bring ▁information ▁and ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁latest ▁news ▁and ▁develop ments ▁from ▁the ▁network ▁to ▁the ▁user ▁community . ▁ ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁as ▁the ▁successor ▁of ▁the ▁E MB net . news ▁( with ▁volume ▁number ing ▁continu ing ▁un inter rupted ), ▁E MB net . j ournal ▁is ▁a ▁peer - review ed ▁open ▁access ▁scientific ▁journal ▁publishing ▁original ▁research ▁and ▁technical ▁papers ▁in ▁bio in format ics . ▁The ▁journal ▁contains ▁two ▁main ▁sections , ▁one ▁for ▁research ▁articles , ▁reviews , ▁and ▁technical ▁notes , ▁and ▁one ▁for ▁non - pe er - review ed ▁comment ary , ▁report age , ▁user - gu ides , ▁training ▁information , ▁and ▁news