BEL Resources

Introduction to BEL

An introduction to BEL from the BELIEF semi-automated curation web application

BEL Specification

A full guide to the syntax and semantics of BEL

PyBEL Cookbook

A collection of tutorials in Jupyter notebooks to get you started with programmatic use of BEL in the Python language

BEL Commons Help

Parser and Validator Help

A list of messages and help with feedback from the parser and validator

Query Builder Help

A list of transformation functions available for use in the Query Builder

Download Formats Help

A glossary of the formats in which BEL networks can be downloaded as well as links to resources and software applications that handle each

Tutorials

Getting Started with BEL Commons

A quick introduction to some of the features in BEL Commons

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Differential Gene Expression Analysis Tutorial

A tutorial for finding experiments on the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) and performing differential gene expression experiments that can be used with the heat diffusion workflow.

Heat Diffusion Workflow Tutorial

A tutorial for using BEL Commons to contextualize differential gene expression data and determine which biological processes are dysregulated.

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