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- 08 April 2015 - - bigGenePred Format Now Supported in the Genome Browser -
- We are pleased to announce that the UCSC Genome Browser now supports data in - bigGenePred format. bigGenePred format stores annotation items that are a linked collection - of exons, much as BED files do, but bigGenePred has additional information - about the coding frames and other gene specific information. bigGenePred files are created initially - from BED-type files with some extra fields, using the program bedToBigBed with a special - AutoSQL file that defines the fields of the bigGenePred. The resulting bigBed files are in an - indexed binary format. The advantage of these bigBed files is that only portions of the files - needed to display a particular region are transferred to UCSC. So for large data sets, - bigBed is considerably faster than regular BED files. + 15 May 2015 - + Work for Us! New Job Openings on the UCSC Genome Browser Project
- This new format is available for use in custom tracks and data hubs. For more information - about bigGenePred, please see our - bigGenePred Track Format help page. -
- -- 02 April 2015 - - New Tarsier (tarSyr2) Assembly Now Available in the Genome Browser + The Software Engineer will work with a small engineering team to support and extend + the UCSC Genome Browser database and software, while interfacing with Genome Browser + collaborators and users worldwide. Our engineering work requires solid experience + with C, UNIX and SQL. For application information and more details, see + Job #150568 on the UCSC staff employment page.
- We are pleased to announce the release of a Genome Browser for the September 2013 - assembly of tarsier, Tarsius syrichta (WashU Tarsius_syrichta-2.0.1, - UCSC version tarSyr2). The whole genome shotgun assembly was provided by - Washington University. - There are 337,189 scaffolds with a total size of 3,453,864,774 bases. -
+ The Quality and User Support Analyst will work with a small QA group that interacts closely + with browser software developers and genomics researchers throughout the world. As + a member of the QA team, you will participate in all aspects of quality assurance for + genomics projects staffed by our group and provide technical support for the affiliated + user communities. For application information and more details about the position, + see Job #1505685 on the UCSC staff employment page.- Bulk downloads of the sequence and annotation data are available via the Genome - Browser - FTP server - or the - Downloads - page. These data have - specific conditions for use. - The tarsier (tarSyr2) 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. + If you'd like to apply for one of these positions, be sure to submit your + application materials by May 25, 2015, for maximum consideration.
- Going crazy counting amino acids? Learn an easier way to find the codon number in our new training video. See our - training page, and our - YouTube channel for details. -
-- 01 April 2015 - New GRCz10 Zebrafish Assembly Now Available: - The most recent zebrafish assembly -- GRCz10 (UCSC version danRer10, Sep. 2014) -- is now - available in the UCSC Genome Browser. - Read more. -
- -- 20 March 2015 - New Visualization Option for RepeatMasker: - We are excited to announce the release of the new RepeatMasker Visualization track for the - hg38 and mm10 assemblies. - Read more. + Read more.