311b50b2efaf4a3d8b69854ec4713603f3fcdc44 kate Mon May 2 18:01:53 2011 -0700 Add ENCODE survey and publication links diff --git src/hg/htdocs/indexNews.html src/hg/htdocs/indexNews.html index 19d84d2..122b49e 100644 --- src/hg/htdocs/indexNews.html +++ src/hg/htdocs/indexNews.html @@ -14,30 +14,46 @@ </TD></TR></TABLE> </TD></TR></TABLE> <TABLE BGCOLOR="#fffee8" WIDTH="100%" CELLPADDING=0> <TR><TH HEIGHT=3></TH></TR> <TR><TD WIDTH=10></TD> <TD> <P> To receive announcements of new genome assembly releases, new software features, updates and training seminars by email, subscribe to the <A HREF="https://lists.soe.ucsc.edu/mailman/listinfo/genome-announce" TARGET=_blank>genome-announce</A> mailing list.</P> <!-- start news --> + <!-- ENCODE usability survey --> + <P> + <FONT FACE="courier" SIZE="3"><B>1 May 2011 - ENCODE User's Guide and Usability Survey</B></FONT> + </P> + <P> + The ENCODE project has just published an overview of their ongoing large-scale + efforts to interpret the human genome sequence in the journal PLoS Biology. + <a target=_blank href="">The Users Guide to the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements</a>, + highlights the scope of data production, and provides guidance for locating + and using the data. With the vast amount of data now available, the ENCODE Data Coordination Center + at UCSC continues to focus on improving the accessiblity and usability of this valuable resource. + We invite all current and prospective users of ENCODE data to participate in the + <a target=_blank href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5YYTRWQ">2011 ENCODE Usability Survey</a>. + Your input will help us to make this data more accessible to the scientific community. Thank you! + </P> + <HR> <!-- hg19 snp132 release --> <P> <FONT FACE="courier" SIZE="3"><B>18 April 2011 - dbSNP 132 Available for hg19</B></FONT> </P> <P> We are pleased to announce the release of four tracks derived from <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/SNP/" target=_blank>dbSNP</a> build 132, available on the human assembly (GRCh37/hg19). dbSNP build 132 is available at NCBI. The new tracks contain additional annotation data not included in previous dbSNP tracks, with corresponding coloring and filtering options in the Genome Browser. </P> <P> @@ -100,31 +116,30 @@ genome; therefore, multiple mappings involving these regions are still considered unique. </P> <P> You will find the four SNPs (132) tracks on the Human Feb. 2009 (GRCh37/hg19) browser in the "Variation and Repeats" group. </P> <P> Many thanks to dbSNP at NCBI for the data, and to <a href="http://www.gs.washington.edu/faculty/king.htm" target=_blank>Mary-Claire King</a> at the University of Washington for helpful comments that motivated us to enhance our dbSNP annotations. The tracks were produced at UCSC by Angie Hinrichs, Brooke Rhead, Bob Kuhn, and Jim Kent. </P> - <HR> <!-- SHEEP BROWSER RELEASE --> <p> <font face="courier" size="3"><b>18 April 2011 - Sheep Browser Released</b></font> </p> <p>We are happy to announce a Genome Browser for the initial release of sheep (<em>Ovis aries</em>) genome. The Feb. 2010 <em>Ovis aries</em> draft assembly (NCBI project <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=genomeprj&cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=10709" target=_blank>10709</a>, <a href="ftp://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/genomes/Eukaryotes/vertebrates_mammals/Ovis_aries/ Ovis_aries_1.0/" target=_blank>GCA_000005525.1</a>) was produced by the <a href="http://www.sheephapmap.org/" target=_blank>International Sheep Genomics Consortium (ISGC)