The previously undescribed C. sp. 4 (also known as ‘CB5161’ or ‘PB2801’) is now Caenorhabditis brenneri (Sudhaus & Kiontke, 2007).
New release of WormBase: WS173
WormBase has been updated to the WS173 release of the database.
WormBase position at Caltech
WormBase/Caltech has an open position for a Biological Curator. Please contact Paul Sternberg (pws@caltech.edu) for information.
Run WormBase on your own computer
Introducing “WormBase Virtual Machines” – software packages that make it easy to run WormBase locally on your desktop or laptop. Browse WormBase when you are offline, integrate your private data into the resource, data mine the underlying databases, or provide a mirror site for your lab or university. Read more about how to fetch and use WormBase virtual machines on the WormBase Wiki.
March additions to WormBook
This month, WormBook was pleased to launch its Disease models and drug discovery section with the publication of “Obesity and the regulation of fat metabolism“. Additionally, “The cuticle” was added to the Cell biology section and the Developmental control section expanded its coverage of early developmental events with the publication of “The C. elegans intestine“. In order to find out about new additions to WormBook, please sign up at www.wormbook.org/announce.html or access the WormBook RSS feed. Also, if you have not yet completed the WormBook Reader Survey, please take a few minutes to do so.