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What the explorer does, where its biological context comes from, and how to interpret its scientific and AI-assisted results.
Genosphere is an open-source interactive Tree of Life explorer. It combines a curated evolutionary topology, live biodiversity-source enrichment, and a Groq-powered tutor so people can inspect a taxon and ask questions without leaving the map.
Genosphere is designed for teachers, students, researchers, naturalists, museum educators, data curators, and anyone curious about how life is related.
The app starts with a curated 124-node teaching topology, reconciles names and lineage data with GBIF, and checks iNaturalist for confident common-name and attributed-media matches. Provenance and match warnings remain visible.
No. It is an exploratory and educational map, not a comprehensive phylogenetic authority. Researchers should inspect the displayed provenance and verify claims against primary literature and authoritative datasets.
Not yet. Taxonomy, common names, sourced media, descendant context, geological ranges, and living status provide the foundation. Observation and location overlays are a near-term extension; temporal filters and extinction-event overlays are a medium-term direction.