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gperez2
  Thu Oct 30 16:50:26 2025 -0700
Releasing the new GENCODE Known Gene tracks V49, v49lift37, and VM38, refs #36169 #36167 #36165

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   <a href="goldenPath/newsarch.html#__MMDDYY__">
   __HEADLINE__
   </a></div>
 
   1. Replace __DATE__ with something like 'Apr. 29, 2016'
   2. Replace __MMDDYY__ with something like '042916'
   3. Replace __HEADLINE__ with the news item's headline like 'Awesome New Feature'
      Be sure to follow the CORRECT STYLE for the headline: 
         - capitalize first letter of headline - no other caps except for proper nouns and acronyms
         - check that headline char count doesn't exceed the line length (otherwise will truncate)
         - approx 50 characters
   4. Drop the bottom item from the list (limit of 6 items at a time)
 
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+  <div class="jwNewsItem jwSingleLineRightColumn">
+  Oct. 31, 2025 -
+  <a href="goldenPath/newsarch.html#103125">
+  New GENCODE gene tracks: V49 (hg38/hg19) - VM38 (mm39)
+  </a></div>
+
   <div class="jwNewsItem jwSingleLineRightColumn">
   Oct. 16, 2025 -
   <a href="goldenPath/newsarch.html#101625">
   SpliceAI Wildtype tracks for hg38
   </a></div>
 
   <div class="jwNewsItem jwSingleLineRightColumn">
   Sep. 25, 2025 -
   <a href="goldenPath/newsarch.html#092525">
   Panmask Easy 151b Regions track for hg38
   </a></div>
   
   <div class="jwNewsItem jwSingleLineRightColumn">
   Sep. 24, 2025 -
   <a href="goldenPath/newsarch.html#092425">
   CoLoRSdb small and structural variants for hg38 and hs1
   </a></div>
 
   <div class="jwNewsItem jwSingleLineRightColumn">
   Sep. 19, 2025 -
   <a href="goldenPath/newsarch.html#091925">
   Developmental Disorders Gene2Phenotype (DDG2P) for hg38 and hg19
   </a></div>
 
   <div class="jwNewsItem jwSingleLineRightColumn">
   Aug. 21, 2025 -
   <a href="goldenPath/newsarch.html#082125">
   MaveDB Experiment Heatmaps and Alignment track for hg38
   </a></div>
-
-  <div class="jwNewsItem jwSingleLineRightColumn">
-  Aug. 11, 2025 -
-  <a href="goldenPath/newsarch.html#081125">
-  CLS Long-read RNA transcripts for hg38 and mm10
-  </a></div>