Which Genes Are Switched On Screensaver
The Which Genes Are Switched On screensaver shows gene-expression experiments in EMBL-EBI's Expression Atlas, key-less. Dates arrive as dd-mm-yyyy, which sorts wrongly as a string and parses wrongly as ISO — 04-02-2016 is February, not April — so the pipeline reorders them before doing either. It's free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.
How the Which Genes Are Switched On screensaver works
The saver reads the source described above and draws it on a canvas — no account, no tracking.
Gene-expression experiments in EMBL-EBI's Expression Atlas, key-less. Dates arrive as dd-mm-yyyy, which sorts wrongly as a string and parses wrongly as ISO — 04-02-2016 is February, not April — so the pipeline reorders them before doing either.
It refreshes on a schedule, so what you see stays current.
Colours can be changed in settings; nothing is stored beyond your own browser.
A worked example
Gene-expression experiments in EMBL-EBI's Expression Atlas, key-less. Dates arrive as dd-mm-yyyy, which sorts wrongly as a string and parses wrongly as ISO — 04-02-2016 is February, not April — so the pipeline reorders them before doing either.
Settings & tips
- Accent and Background recolour the display.
- Every value on screen comes from the live source — nothing is simulated.
- Press ESC to leave fullscreen.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this real data?
- Yes — it comes from the source named on this page and is refreshed on a schedule.
- Is a key needed?
- No. This source is fully key-less.
- Is it free?
- Yes, and it runs entirely in your browser.