f02d4b878d5152858b15c2f847b6824cf436ef0e dschmelt Wed Oct 13 14:30:28 2021 -0700 Announcing VOC track update refs #27926 diff --git src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/newsarch.html src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/newsarch.html index 8e74446..c2b725e 100755 --- src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/newsarch.html +++ src/hg/htdocs/goldenPath/newsarch.html @@ -40,30 +40,56 @@ <div class="col-sm-3"> <ul> <li><a href="#2005">2005 News</a></li> <li><a href="#2004">2004 News</a></li> <li><a href="#2003">2003 News</a></li> <li><a href="#2002">2002 News</a></li> <li><a href="#2001">2001 News</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <!-- ============= 2021 archived news ============= --> <a name="2021"></a> +<a name="101521"></a> +<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> + + <a name="092721"></a> <h2>Sep. 27, 2021 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