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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. - + 16 August 2012 - +Announcing a Genome Browser for the Medium ground finch ++ We have released a browser for the Medium ground finch, + Geospiza fortis, reknowned as one of naturalist Charles + Darwin's Galapagos finches. This species, which has been the + subject of many evolutionary studies, is one of a group of + birds that evolved over a few million years from a single + ancestral species into multiple species whose beak sizes and + shapes are specialized for using different food resources. The + phenotypic diversity of these birds contributed to Darwin's + theory of evolution. The significance of this genome assembly is + described in the August 16, 2012, + press release issued by the UCSC Center for + Biomolecular Science and Engineering (CBSE). + ++ The initial Medium ground finch genome assembly (GeoFor_1.0, + UCSC version geoFor1) is the product of a collaboration between + the Genome 10K project and Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) to + sequence 100 vertebrate species, and is the first to be + released in the UCSC Genome Browser. For more information about + the G. fortis genome, see the + NCBI website. + ++ Bulk downloads of the sequence and annotation data are available + via the Genome Browser + FTP server or the + Downloads page. + The browser annotation tracks were generated by UCSC and + collaborators worldwide. See the + Credits + page for a detailed list of the organizations and individuals + who contributed to this release. We'd like to thank BGI for + contributing the data for this assembly and acknowledge the + UCSC staff members who released this browser: Hiram Clawson and + Greg Roe. + ++ 14 August 2012 - Changes to our website - - We are pleased to announce a few changes to the look and feel of the Genome + + We are pleased to announce a few changes to the look and feel of the Genome Browser website. In addition to a new font throughout the site, the first thing you might notice is a new menu bar across the top of many of the pages. We have reorganized the navigation on our web -applications with you in mind; we hope you find it more intuitive. - -Additionally, we greatly simplified the search mechanism. We collapsed all search methods into a -single box. - + applications with you in mind; we hope you find it more intuitive! ++ Additionally, we greatly simplified the search mechanism by + collapsing all search methods into a single box. 
-In this box, you can search for chromosomal coordinate ranges, gene names, accession numbers, -keywords, etc. For a complete list of ways to query the browser data, see Querying the Genome Browser. ++ In this box, you can search for chromosomal coordinate ranges, gene names, accession numbers, + keywords, etc. For a complete list of ways to query the browser data, see + Querying the Genome Browser. -As always, if you have questions about the website or the data, please Contact Us. ++ As always, if you have questions about the website or the data, please + Contact Us. + 16 July 2012 - Tasmanian Devil - Assembly Now Available in Genome Browser - -We are pleased to announce the release of a Genome Browser + assembly now available in Genome Browser: + We are pleased to announce the release of a Genome Browser for the February 2011 Tasmanian devil assembly, Sarcophilus harrisii - (WTSI version Devil_refv7.0, UCSC version sarHar1). The Tasmanian devil, - which is native to the island of Tasmania, is at risk of extinction due - to a transmissible facial cancer. The devil population in Tasmania has declined by more - than 80% since the first time the disease was observed 14 years ago. - This draft assembly, created by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, - was sequenced using Illumina reads. This completed genome is the first step - towards finding genetic mutations in the transmissible cancer, which will help - researchers understand the disease and its spread. - - Bulk downloads of the sequence and annotation data are available - via the Genome Browser - FTP server or the - Downloads page. The Tasmanian devil browser - annotation tracks were generated by UCSC and collaborators worldwide. - See the - Credits page for a detailed list of the organizations and - individuals who contributed to the success of this release. - + (WTSI version Devil_refv7.0, UCSC version sarHar1). + Read more. - 06 July 2012 - hgText CGI - To Be Retired - -We are announcing the imminent retirement of the hgText - CGI. hgText was the original version of the Table Browser, - and was replaced by the new CGI, hgTables, in 2004. A very - small number of our users are still accessing the database - using the old hgText CGI. Beginning July 24, 2012, we will - be removing the hgText CGI from our site. All users will need - to use hgTables after that time. -- - - - - 19 June 2012 - Many New - Assemblies Available in the Browser! - With the abundance of new vertebrate assemblies available in - GenBank, the UCSC Genome Browser team has streamlined its - browser release pipeline in the effort to keep pace. - Read more. + 06 July 2012 - Retirement of + hgText CGI: + We are announcing the imminent retirement of the hgText + CGI. + Read more. ==> News Archives |