Check out the new chapter “Nematode Chromosomes” in WormBook, GENETICS, by Peter Carlton, Richard Davis and Shawn Ahmed.
WormBase Parasite launches new release
WormBase ParaSite launches its new release 17 with an exciting list of new/updated genomes and new features:
- Integration of AlphaFold 3D protein structures for 8 species.
- Addition of 11 new genome assemblies of which 6 are new species.
- Annotation updates for 2 genomes.
- Gene-phenotype associations are now available in our FTP directory.
- Improvements in the way external gene synonyms are integrated and displayed.
- Deployment of WebApollo instances for more species to further facilitate community curation.
For more information please see the WormBase ParaSite blog.
Alliance of Genome Resources new version released
Worm folks-check out the latest release of the Alliance of Genome Resources (Version 5.2.1) to access harmonized data across all the major model organisms. Lately, the Alliance has had an orthology data refresh and is using the latest version of the DRSC Integrative Ortholog Prediction Tool (DIOPT): Version 9. This version includes a data refresh from all orthology sources, the addition of the SonicParanoid algorithm, and the removal of both TreeFam and RoundUp data sources. For complete updates be sure to look at the Alliance News and Release Notes.
Register for the 2022 European Worm Meeting
Dear friends and colleagues,
The European Worm Meeting will once again take place in person this summer, July 27-30 2022 in Vienna. See our poster for our line-up of exciting invited speakers. To register and submit your abstract please visit the meeting website: https://ewm2022.univie.ac.at
Our deadlines are as follows:
Meeting registration: 31 May
Abstract submission: 1 June (for consideration for a talk)/ 1 July (poster only)
Please note that this meeting will follow on directly from CeNeuro 2022 at the same venue.
We hope to see many of you there, so please spread the news to anyone who might be interested.
Many thanks & best wishes,
The EWM2022 organizing team:
Alex Dammermann
Mario de Bono
Verena Jantsch
WS284 version of WormBase released
The 284th version of WormBase has been released, check out the release notes here which give you details about the data, data files and numbers in WS284.