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+<h2>Oct. 15, 2021</h2>
+<p>The UCSC Genom Browser is proud to share our latest update to the 
+SARS-CoV-2 browser, the updated 
+<a href="/cgi-bin/hgTrackUi?db=wuhCor1&g=variantMuts">
+Variants of Concern (VOC) track</a>. This data track
+includes amino acid and nucleotide annotations for 10 different COVID variants,
+including the Delta and Mu variants, mapped along the SARS-CoV-2 reference genome.
+These variants are
+<a href="https://www.who.int/en/activities/tracking-SARS-CoV-2-variants/"
+ target="_blank">classified by the WHO</a> into several categories: Variants of Concern (VOC),
+Variants of Interest (VOI), and Variants under Investigation (VUM). These tracks help
+provide a more clear understanding of the mutations that comprise each named variant. 
+This track's items also include links to <a target="_blank" href="https://outbreak.info">
+Outbreak.info</a>, providing geographic distibutions for each variant.
+</p>
+<p>
+
+The underlying data is publically accessible and compatible with many analysis tools, including 
+our <a href="/cgi-bin/hgTables?db=wuhCor1">Table Browser</a>, 
+ <a href="/cgi-bin/hgIntegrator">Data Integrator</a>, 
+and <a href="/goldenPath/help/api.html">JSON API</a> tools. More information on this track
+can be found on the <a href="/cgi-bin/hgTrackUi?db=wuhCor1&g=variantMuts">
+Variants of Concern (VOC) track description page</a>.</p>
+
+
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 <h2>Sep. 27, 2021 &nbsp;&nbsp; JASPAR tracks for human (hg19/hg38)</h2>
 <p>
 We are pleased to announce the release of the <a target="_blank" 
 href="/cgi-bin/hgTrackUi?db=hg38&g=jaspar&position=default">
 JASPAR Transcription Factors tracks</a> for human assemblies hg19/GRCh37 and hg38/GRCh38.</p> 
 <p>
 These data represent genome-wide predicted binding sites for TF (transcription factor) 
 binding profiles in the <a target="_blank" href="http://jaspar.genereg.net/about/">
 JASPAR CORE collection</a>. This collection is an open-source database containing a curated, 
 non-redundant set of binding profiles derived from published collections of experimentally 
 defined transcription factor binding sites for eukaryotes.</a>
 <p>
 JASPAR has been a popular <a target="_blank" href="/cgi-bin/hgHubConnect">Public Hub</a> 
 for many years and in collaboration with their group, the data can now be found as native