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+<h2>Jun. 25, 2020 &nbsp;&nbsp; Vertebrate Genomes Project assembly hub update</h2>
+<p>
+We are proud to announce our first major update to the <a href="https://hgdownload.soe.ucsc.edu/hubs/VGP/" 
+target="_blank">Vertebrate Genomes Project assembly hub</a>. This is a follow up to our 
+<a href="#082819">initial release</a>, and expands the hub to 168 assemblies.</p>
+<p>
+With this update, we have created three additional hubs in addition to the main hub:</p>
+
+<ul>
+<li><a target="_blank" href="https://hgdownload.soe.ucsc.edu/hubs/VGP/index.html">
+<b>Primary assembly (72)</b></a> - Main hub which contains the primary
+assemblies for each of the organisms.</li>
+<li><a target="_blank" href="https://hgdownload.soe.ucsc.edu/hubs/VGP/vgpAlt.html">
+<b>Alternate/haplotype (68)</b></a> - Secondary hub which contains alternate 
+haplotype assemblies for a subset of the organisms in the primary hub.</li>
+<li><a target="_blank" href="https://hgdownload.soe.ucsc.edu/hubs/VGP/vgpTrio.html">
+<b>Trio mat/pat (17)</b></a> - Secondary hub which contains trio assemblies (child, maternal,
+paternal) for a subset of the organisms in the primary hub.</li>
+<li><a target="_blank" href="https://hgdownload.soe.ucsc.edu/hubs/VGP/vgpLegacy.html">
+<b>Legacy/superseded (11)</b></a> - Hub containing previous assemblies that have since been updated.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>
+As with the previous release, all assemblies are built with a minimum set of data tracks including
+gene annotations, CpG islands, GC content, and repeat masking. <a target="_blank" 
+href="https://hgdownload.soe.ucsc.edu/hubs/VGP/asmStats.html">Assembly statistics</a> and 
+<a target="_blank" href="https://hgdownload.soe.ucsc.edu/hubs/VGP/trackData.html">
+track statistics</a> are also available for all hubs. Links to the different pages are included
+below:</p>
+
+<p>
+<table border='1'><thead>
+<tr><th colspan=5 style='text-align:center;'>Available VGP assemblies</th></tr>
+<tr><th>Index pages:&nbsp;</th>
+<th><a href='https://hgdownload.soe.ucsc.edu/hubs/VGP/index.html'>primary assembly</a></th>
+<th><a href='https://hgdownload.soe.ucsc.edu/hubs/VGP/vgpAlt.html'>alternate/haplotype</a></th>
+<th><a href='https://hgdownload.soe.ucsc.edu/hubs/VGP/vgpTrio.html'>trio mat/pat</a></th>
+<th><a href='https://hgdownload.soe.ucsc.edu/hubs/VGP/vgpLegacy.html'>legacy/superseded</a></th>
+</tr><tr>
+<th>Assembly statistics:&nbsp;</th>
+<th><a href='https://hgdownload.soe.ucsc.edu/hubs/VGP/asmStats.html'>primary assembly</a></th>
+<th><a href='https://hgdownload.soe.ucsc.edu/hubs/VGP/vgpAltStats.html'>alternate/haplotype</a></th>
+<th><a href='https://hgdownload.soe.ucsc.edu/hubs/VGP/vgpTrioStats.html'>trio mat/pat</a></th>
+<th><a href='https://hgdownload.soe.ucsc.edu/hubs/VGP/vgpLegacyStats.html'>legacy/superseded</a></th>
+</tr><tr>
+<th>Track statistics:&nbsp;</th>
+<th><a href='https://hgdownload.soe.ucsc.edu/hubs/VGP/trackData.html'>primary assembly</a></th>
+<th><a href='https://hgdownload.soe.ucsc.edu/hubs/VGP/vgpAltData.html'>alternate/haplotype</a></th>
+<th><a href='https://hgdownload.soe.ucsc.edu/hubs/VGP/vgpTrioData.html'>trio mat/pat</a></th>
+<th><a href='https://hgdownload.soe.ucsc.edu/hubs/VGP/vgpLegacyData.html'>legacy/superseded</a></th>
+</tr><tr>
+</tr></thead>
+</table></p>
+
+<p>
+All data are available from the UCSC download servers. For information on how to download
+specific assembly data, refer to the assembly gateway page once the hub is connected, e.g.
+<a href="../../cgi-bin/hgGateway?hubUrl=https://hgdownload.soe.ucsc.edu/hubs/VGP/hub.txt&genome=GCA_004115265.2_mRhiFer1_v1.p" 
+target="_blank">greater horseshoe bat</a>. This page also includes information on starting
+a local BLAT server for the assembly.</p>
+<p>
+We would like to thank the <a href="https://vertebrategenomesproject.org/" 
+target="_blank">Vertebrate Genomes Project</a> and the <a href="https://genome10k.soe.ucsc.edu/" 
+target="_blank">Genome 10k Project</a> for their sequencing efforts and making these genomes
+available. We would also like to thank Hiram Clawson and Luis Nassar from the Genome Browser team
+for the development and release of these assembly hubs.</p>
+
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 <h2>Jun. 19, 2020 &nbsp;&nbsp; Updated Self Chain track for human (GRCh38/hg38)</h2>
 <p>
 We have updated the <a target="_blank" href="/cgi-bin/hgTrackUi?db=hg38&c=chr16&g=chainSelf">
 Self Chain</a> track for the human GRCh38/hg38 assembly. The Self Chain track shows
 alignments of the human genome with itself, using a gap scoring system that allows longer
 gaps than traditional affine gap scoring systems. After filtering out the alignments produced
 when identical locations of the genome map to one another (e.g. chrN mapping to chrN), the
 remaining alignments point out areas of duplication within the human genome.</p>
 <p>
 The updated
 track now includes 33,039,051 chains, and should provide improved sensitivity for pseudogenes
 and other homologous regions. For more information, see the track <a target="_blank" 
 href="/cgi-bin/hgTrackUi?db=hg38&c=chr16&g=chainSelf">description page</a>.</p>
 <p>