The 16th International C. elegans Meeting abstract submission site is now open. The meeting will be held June 27- July 1, 2007 at the University of California, Los Angeles. The registration site will open February 21 and the UCLA housing site will open February 26. The abstract submission deadline is March 22nd; the registration deadline is May 25th.
Beta test of new BLAST/BLAT page
We are now testing a new BLAST/BLAT page. This page offers a number of enhancements over our previous BLAST interface including inline display of the genomic environs, a karyotype overview showing the location of all hits in the genome, and a simplified interface. Please have a look and let us know of any problems that you encounter at help@wormbase.org. Page implemented by Payan Canaran.
New "suggest" feature for searches
We are now testing a new “autocomplete” or “suggest” capability for searches from the home page. When you start entering a search term on the main page, you will be presented with a list of matching items from the database for the current class. To select one, simply scroll down and click on the item of interest. Like it? Hate it? Drop us a line at help@wormbase.org. (Note: This feature is supported for most newer browsers — unfortunately, Safari on the Macintosh is not currently supported).
New chromosome-based assembly of C. briggsae
WormBase is pleased to introduce a new chromosome-based assembly of C. briggsae (version CB3) on the Genome Browser. This assembly was generated by combining genetic map data with updated information on the physical map. The original assembly of C. briggsae referenced in Stein et al., 2003 (cb25.agp8) is now archived, available by selecting C. briggsae cb25.agp8 release from the Genome Browser’s “Data Source” menu. Assembly provided by LaDeana Hillier; Genome Browser view by Sheldon McKay.
New release of WormBase: WS170
WormBase has been updated to the WS170 release of the database. WS170 is the 8th “frozen” release of WormBase. In about 3 weeks time, WS170 will be available in perpetuity at ws170.wormbase.org. We encourage all users conducting large-scale data mining and analyses to use this most current frozen release in their studies.