WormBase has been updated to the WS279 release of the database. In this release, we’ve refined the feedback mechanism and improved error handling behind the scenes. You can read more about the curation statistics of the WS279 release in the release notes.
Report from WormBoard to the C. elegans community – August 2020
A new report from WormBoard to the C. elegans community is now available. Following up on WormBoard’s July 2020 message, the August 31, 2020 report addresses the recent community climate survey, details plans for a C. elegans community Mentor Match program, lists opportunities for undergraduate research, and more. You can read the full report on the WormBase Wiki.
microPublication Biology is now indexed in PubMed
WormBase is happy to announce that the microPublication Biology journal is now fully listed in PubMed!
To make articles easier to cite and discover, every microPublication now receives a PubMed ID, a PubMed Central ID, and a DOI. If you have published with us in the past, consider updating your citations. Indexing is retroactive for all past articles.
You can see microPublications in PubMed by browsing the full index at
PubMed Central. Or look for microPublications during normal searches at PubMed or PubMed Central.
We look forward to receiving more submissions!
Under stay at home? Consider submitting a microPublication.
Lab or university closed? Under at stay at home directive, doing your part to help slow the rate and spread of Covid-19? Need a diversion and a break from the news? Consider drafting and submitting a microPublication.
microPublications are brief, single experiment peer-reviewed publications. You can also sign up to become a microPublication reviewer.
Maintenance Service Interruption: Thursday, November 28, 2019.
WormBase will be unavailable for approximately one hour on Thursday, November 28, 2019 starting at 12:00 PM ET (UTC -4). We apologize in advance for the disruption and plan to have service restored as quickly as possible.
Status: 12:08 PM ET, upgrade complete.