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jcasper
  Tue Mar 31 16:00:18 2026 -0700
One more news item for posterity, no ticket

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 <p>You can sign-up to get these announcements via our 
 <a target=_blank href="https://groups.google.com/a/soe.ucsc.edu/g/genome-announce?hl=en">Genome-announce</a>
 email list. We send around one short announcement email every two weeks.</p>
 
 <p>Smaller software changes are not announced here.  A summary of the three-weekly release changes can be 
 found <a target=_blank href="https://genecats.gi.ucsc.edu/builds/versions.html">here</a>. 
 For the full list of our daily code changes head to our <a
 href="https://github.com/ucscGenomeBrowser/kent/commits/master"
 target=_blank>GitHub page</a>. Lastly, see our <a href="credits.html" target="_blank">
 credits page</a> for acknowledgments of the data we host.</p>
 
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+<h2>Apr. 1, 2026 &nbsp;&nbsp; Genome Defense</h2>
+<p>
+The Science League desperately needs your assistance to defend the Genome
+from the forces of the traitorous XRRA1.
+<a href="../goldenPath/extras/april_1_2026.html">Board your ship and join the battle now!</a>
+</p>
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 <h2>Mar. 28, 2026 &nbsp;&nbsp; New UCSC Genome Browser glossary page</h2>
 <p>
 Have you ever wondered what we mean by &quot;track&quot; or what the difference is
 between &quot;haplotype&quot; and &quot;fix&quot; sequences? We are pleased to
 announce the release of a new <a href="/docs/genomeBrowserGlossary.html"
 target="_blank">Genome Browser Glossary</a> page. It provides a guide to the
 tools and features of the Genome Browser as well as the terminology used across the site.
 </p>
 
 <p>
 The glossary covers a wide range of topics including genome assemblies and
 nomenclature, core tools, browser interface elements and interactions, tracks
 and display modes, user data features, common data formats, genome browser
 data and annotations, and technical terms. For example, it describes the various