There were several new additions to WormBook‘s WormMethods section in July including “Behavior”, “Immunohistochemistry”, “Protocols for large scale in situ hybridization on C. elegans larvae”, and a new methods section containing methods and protocols for nematode species other than C. elegans. This section currently has two chapters, “Pristionchus pacificus genetic protocols” and “Isolation of C. elegans and related nematodes”, with more to be added soon. The Neurobiology and behavior section of WormBook has also expanded this month with the publication of “Male mating behavior”. For a monthly email containing information about new additions to WormBook, please sign up at www.wormbook.org/announce.html.
New release of WormBase: WS160
WormBase has been updated to the WS160 release of the database. This release contains ~1,800 new Mos insertion alleles from the nemaGENTAG consortium. WS160 will become the 7th “frozen” release of the WormBase software and database available in approximately two weeks time at ws160.wormbase.org.