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To receive announcements of new genome assembly releases, new software features, updates and training seminars by email, subscribe to the genome-announce mailing list. + + ++ 13 May 2011 - Free Browser Training + Webinar from OpenHelix + ++ The UCSC Bioinformatics Group announces two free webinars + on the UCSC Genome Browser. The + webinars will be conducted by OpenHelix, a provider of + training on many free, publicly accessible bioinformatics + and genomics resources. + ++ The webinars (one hour and 15 minutes long) will cover the + topics needed to effectively use the Genome Browser. The + first webinar, to be held Tuesday, May 24, 11:00-12:15 PM PDT, + Introduction to the UCSC Genome Browser, is designed + for new users of the UCSC Genome Browser, and those who want + to improve their skills at basic navigation and display. + ++ The second webinar, UCSC Genome Browser: Custom Tracks + and Table Browser will be held Thursday, May 26, 1:00-2:15 PM PDT. + +Signup required. For details see + Open Helix. + + ++ 1 May 2011 - ENCODE User's Guide and Usability Survey 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 Users Guide to the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements, 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 2011 ENCODE Usability Survey. Your input will help us to make this data more accessible to the scientific community. Thank you! @@ -117,79 +148,36 @@ genome; therefore, multiple mappings involving these regions are still considered unique. You will find the four SNPs (132) tracks on the Human Feb. 2009 (GRCh37/hg19) browser in the "Variation and Repeats" group. Many thanks to dbSNP at NCBI for the data, and to Mary-Claire King 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. -- - - - 18 April 2011 - Sheep Browser Released - - -We are happy to announce a Genome Browser for - the initial release of sheep (Ovis aries) genome. The Feb. 2010 Ovis - aries draft assembly (NCBI project 10709, GCA_000005525.1) was produced by the International Sheep Genomics Consortium (ISGC) - sequencing center. The mitochondrial genome was sequenced by Justus-Liebig-University. - -There are 27 chromosomes: chr1 - chr26, chrX, plus the mitochondrial sequence chrM from - genbank accession NC_001941, for a total sequence length of 2,860,512,983 bases. There are - 1,659,241,706 'N' bases in gaps, leaving 1,201,271,277 ACGT bases. - -The genome has been sequenced using 454 FLX sequencing to 3X coverage (DNA derived from - six female sheep each sequenced with 0.5X coverage). Contigs were assembled based on alignment to - the bovine genome and ordered into ovine chromosomes using BAC-end sequences and the virtual sheep - genome. - -We'd like to thank the International Sheep Genomics Consortium (ISGC) - sequencing center and Justus-Liebig-University for providing this assembly. - We'd also like to acknowledge the UCSC team who worked on - this release: Chin Li, Greg Roe, and Luvina Guruvadoo. - The sheep browser annotation tracks were generated by - UCSC and collaborators worldwide. + 18 April 2011 - Sheep Browser Released: + We are happy to announce a Genome Browser for + the initial release of the sheep (Ovis aries) genome. + Read more + 04 March 2011 - The Meaning of Red: Consensus on color scheme for CNVs: Consensus was reached on color standards to represent CNV loss (red) and gain (blue) in genomics databases by DGV, NCBI, DECIPHER, UCSC and ISCA during the 1st annual ISCA Scientific Conference. Read more -01 March 2011 - Updated Chimpanzee Browser Released: - We are happy to announce the release of a Genome Browser for - the latest release of the chimpanzee (Pan - troglodytes) genome. - Read more - - -19 January 2011 - -Browser Released for Zebrafish Zv9 Assembly: - The most recent zebrafish assembly -- Zv9 (UCSC version - danRer7, Jul. 2010) -- is now available in the UCSC - Genome Browser. - Read more - - ==> News Archives |