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+ We are pleased to announce the introduction of a new supported Genome Browser mirror + to serve our users in Asia. The genome-asia server + (http://genome-asia.ucsc.edu), + which is administered by UCSC, is physically located at the + RIKEN Yokohama Campus + in Japan. +
++ Genome-asia is intended as an alternate, faster access point for those Browser users + who are geographically closer to Asia than to the western United States. The mirror + is functionally identical to the U.S.-based server, with one exception. Custom tracks + residing on the U.S. server are not automatically accessible from the genome-asia mirror; + therefore, the use of these custom tracks and saved sessions containing them will require + some manual intervention. +
++ Genome Browser users located in Asia will be automatically redirected to genome-asia + when they click the "Genomes" menu item on the Genome Browser home page, but will have + the option to remain on the U.S.-based server (see documentation). In addition to the + genome-asia mirror, we continue to support a Europe-based Genome Browser mirror + (http://genome-euro.ucsc.edu) + in Bielefeld, Germany. A third-party mirror in + Aarhus, Denmark, + is available as an emergency backup in the rare event + that our three supported sites are offline. +
++ We wish to express our special thanks to Dr. Hideya Kawaji at the + RIKEN Advanced + Center for Computing and Communication for making this possible. We would also + like to acknowledge the following members of the UCSC Genome Browser team for their efforts: + Galt Barber, Robert Kuhn, Jorge Garcia, and Luvina Guruvadoo. +
+This video is indexed to allow easy access to relevant sections and comes with a transcript for the hard-of-hearing. @@ -75,94 +112,44 @@ and that the default is auto-scale data to view. Please note that using this feature on a virtual machine Genome Browser in a Box (GBiB) may benefit from increasing memory.
To turn on the feature click into the track controls for certain track types, such as a BAM custom track, and check the box next to "Display data as a density graph" to see graph configurations and then click "Submit". To see the new density graph feature in use, please see this example session.
Thanks to Brian Raney for the implementation of this feature.
- The UCSC Genome Browser team is proud to announce a newly redesigned - Genome Browser Gateway page. - The Gateway retains its original functionality as a central access point for all genome assemblies - available on our site, while sporting several helpful new features and updates:
-- Please see our Gateway video for an introduction to these new features. -
-- The new Gateway addresses the need for streamlined access to the rapidly - growing number of genome assemblies available on our public site. - As an alternative to scrolling through long drop-down menus of genome assemblies, you can - now simply type in assembly search terms for autocomplete recognition, visually scroll - through our collection, or click a button to access our most popular species. -
-- Note that a few browser utilities that were previously accessed through links and buttons on the - Gateway page have been moved to the top menu bar: -
-- 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.
-10 May 2016 - New Gateway Page!: The UCSC Genome Browser team is proud to announce a newly redesigned Genome Browser Gateway page. Please see our Gateway video for an introduction to these new features. Read more.
---> -- 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. -