New release of WormBase, WS169

WormBase has been updated to the WS169 release of the database. New features in this release include incorporation of nBrowse [read more…], an interactive interaction network browser. Links to nBrowse are displayed on the Gene Summary. In addition, new images on the Gene Summary and Expression Pattern pages provide a quick overviews of curated expression patterns for many genes. The next release of WormBase, WS170, will be our 8th “frozen” referential release.

December additions to WormBook

WormBook has expanded its coverage of C. briggsae with the addition of “Caenorhabditis briggsae methods” to WormMethods. Additionally, WormBook’s new Biochemistry section was launched with “Carbohydrates and glycosylation“.
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