f75182f6c9b8a75a4890a3a55d8968fb183d63bc donnak Wed Apr 18 16:53:57 2012 -0700 Added news item about GRCh38. diff --git src/hg/htdocs/indexNews.html src/hg/htdocs/indexNews.html index 48f1fc1..70d77d3 100644 --- src/hg/htdocs/indexNews.html +++ src/hg/htdocs/indexNews.html @@ -14,81 +14,63 @@ </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 --> - <FONT FACE="courier" SIZE="3"><B>07 March 2012 - New Mouse - Browser Available</B></FONT> - <P> - We have released the latest Genome Browser for the December 2011 - Mouse genome assembly produced by the - <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/genome/assembly/grc/mouse/" TARGET=_blank> - Mouse Genome Reference Consortium</a> (Genome Reference Consortium GRCm38, UCSC version mm10). - This version, which includes approximately 2.6 Gb of sequence, - is considered to be "essentially complete". The assembly includes - chromosomes 1-19, X, Y, M (mitochondrial DNA) and chr*_random - (unlocalized) and chrUn_* (unplaced clone contigs). - Note that the UCSC mm10 database contains only the - reference strain C57BL/6J. - <P> - Bulk downloads of the sequence and annotation data are available - via the Genome Browser <a href="ftp://hgdownload.cse.ucsc.edu/goldenPath/mm10/" - TARGET=_blank>FTP server</a> or the - <a href="http://hgdownload.cse.ucsc.edu/downloads.html#mouse" TARGET=_blank>Downloads</a> - page. The Mouse browser annotation tracks were generated by UCSC - and collaborators worldwide. See the - <a href="http://hgwdev.cse.ucsc.edu/goldenPath/credits.html#mouse_credits" - TARGET=_blank>Credits</a> page for a detailed list of the - organizations and individuals who contributed to the success of this release. - <P> - <FONT FACE="courier" SIZE="3"><B>29 February 2012 - - RGD Genes available for rn4</B></FONT> + <FONT FACE="courier" SIZE="3"><B>18 April 2012 - GRC Planning Phase + for GRCh38 Human Reference Assembly </B></FONT> <P> - We are pleased to announce the release of RGD Genes for rat - (Baylor 3.4/rn4). This track shows protein-coding gene annotations - curated by <a href="http://rgd.mcw.edu/" target=_blank>RGD</a>. This track - replaces UCSC Known Genes as the main gene track for this assembly. + The <A HREF="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/genome/assembly/grc/" + TARGET=_blank>Genome Reference Consortium</A> (GRC) plans to + update the human reference assembly to GRCh38 in the summer of + 2013. This revision is aimed at addressing issues found with the + current model for representing genome assemblies, which uses a + single, preferred tiling path to produce a single consensus + representation of the genome. Subsequent analysis has + shown that for most mammalian genomes a single tiling path is + insufficient to represent a genome in regions with complex + allelic diversity. The GRC is working to create assemblies that + better represent this diversity and provide more robust + substrates for genome analysis. </P> + If you have questions, concerns or feedback about the plans for + the GRCh38 assembly, the GRC would + <A HREF="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/genome/assembly/grc/contact.shtml">like + your input</A>. <P> - More details about this track can be found on the - <a href=" ../../cgi-bin/hgTrackUi?db=rn4&g=rgdGene2" target=_blank> - RGD Genes track description page</a>. - </P> - <P> - We'd like to thank RGD for providing the base annotations for this - track. The RGD Genes track was produced by Fan Hsu, Mary Goldman and - Hiram Clawson. - </P> <HR> <!-- start archives --> - <FONT FACE="courier" SIZE="3"><B>10 February 2012 - - dbSNP 135 Available for hg19: </B></FONT> - We are pleased to announce the release of four tracks derived - from dbSNP build 135, available on the human assembly - (GRCh37/hg19). - <A HREF="goldenPath/newsarch.html#100212">Read more</A>. + <FONT FACE="courier" SIZE="3"><B>07 March 2012 - New Mouse + Browser Available: </B></FONT> + We have released the latest Genome Browser for the December 2011 + Mouse genome assembly produced by the + <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/projects/genome/assembly/grc/mouse/" + TARGET=_blank>Mouse Genome Reference Consortium</a> (GRCm38, + UCSC version mm10). + <A HREF="goldenPath/newsarch.html#030712">Read more</A>. <P> - <FONT FACE="courier" SIZE="3"><B>2 February 2012 - New UCSC - Genes Track Released for GRCh37/hg19: </B></FONT> - We're happy to announce the release of an updated UCSC Genes - track for the GRCh37/hg19 human Genome Browser. - <A HREF="goldenPath/newsarch.html#020212">Read more</A>. + + <FONT FACE="courier" SIZE="3"><B>29 February 2012 - RGD Genes + Available for rn4: </B></FONT> + We are pleased to announce the release of RGD Genes for rat + (Baylor 3.4/rn4). + <A HREF="goldenPath/newsarch.html#022912">Read more</A>. <P> ==> <a href="goldenPath/newsarch.html">News Archives</a> </TD><TD WIDTH=15> </TD></TR></TABLE> <BR></TD></TR></TABLE> </TD></TR></TABLE>