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10 May 2016 - New Gateway Page!

The UCSC Genome Browser team is proud to announce a newly designed Gateway web page. While the main functionality remains unchanged as a gateway to all available genome browsers on all available genome assemblies, several helpful new features have been added:

  • Autocomplete search for any genome browser, genome version, or public hub
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  • Browse available genome browser species by scrolling through a visual +
  • Species browsing by scrolling through a visual "tree" menu based on phylogenetic order
  • Quick access shortcuts to popular browsers
  • New style and color scheme

Please see our new UCSC Genome Browser Gateway video for an introduction to these new features. As we continue to expand our collection of high-quality, reviewed data by adding more genome assemblies to our public site, the new autocomplete search functionality provides an improved method for navigating to genome assemblies. As an alternative to scrolling through long drop-down menus of genome assembly options, you can now simply enter assembly search terms for autocomplete recognition, providing quick access to your genome assembly of interest.

Please note the following differences in navigation, which used to appear as links directly from the previous version of the Gateway web page. New navigation for the following tools can all be found in the top horizontal blue menu bar:

  • Browser Reset: "Genome Browser" > "Reset All User Settings"
  • Track Search: "Genome Browser" > "Track Search"
  • Add Custom Tracks: "My Data" > "Custom Tracks"
  • Track Hubs: "My Data" > "Track Hubs"
  • Configure Tracks and Display: "Genome Browser" > "Configure"

We would like to acknowledge the following people for their contributions to the new Gateway: original art by Jeff West Design, concept by Robert Kuhn, software design by Angie Hinrichs, and quality assurance by Cath Tyner.


22 Apr 2016 - Data from the Lens PatSeq Database Now Available: We are pleased to announce the release of a set of tracks containing data from the Lens PatSeq database in the UCSC Genome Browser. Read more.

19 April 2016 - New Genotyping Tissue Expression Track for hg19 and hg38!: We are excited to announce the release of a new track based on data from the Genotyping Tissue Expression Consortium V6 data freeze. Read more.