Textpresso — the software that powers the WormBase Literature Search — has a new user interface. Available directly from the WormBase home page (select the “Literature” option), Textpresso searches individual sentences in the full text of 9461 papers and 24,526 abstracts.
New release of WormBase: WS184
WormBase has been updated to the WS184 release of the database (release notes, WS184 virtual machine).
C. elegans genomics and systems biology meeting July 24-25
A new topics meeting (C. elegans genomics and systems biology) for 2008 has been announced. Please see this post on the Worm Community Forum for details.
New release of WormBase: WS183
WormBase has been updated to the WS183 release of the database.
Transcription Factor Genes for modENCODE
The modENCODE Data Coordinating Center seeks input from the C. elegans and Drosophila research communities on which transcription factors to select for analysis in modENCODE projects. Availability of suitable antibodies as well as community priorities are important factors in deciding which transcription factors will be mapped first. Please visit the modENCODE web site for more information.