WormBook has expanded its coverage of C. briggsae with the addition of “Caenorhabditis briggsae methods” to WormMethods. Additionally, WormBook’s new Biochemistry section was launched with “Carbohydrates and glycosylation“.
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New release of WormBase: WS168
WormBase has been updated to the WS168 release of the database.
New release of WormBase: WS167
WormBase has been updated to the WS167 release of the database. New features in this release include the indication of genes with expression patterns on the Genome Browser (see the “Expression Patterns” track) and an expanded display of phenotypes.
New Chapters Added to WormBook
This month, WormBook has added three new chapters. Our coverage of nematodes other than C. elegans has been expanded by the addition of “Biology and genome of Trichinella spiralis” to the Genetics and genomics section. Additionally, “The sensory cilia of Caenorhabditis elegans” has been published in the Cell biology section and “Heterotrimeric G proteins in C. elegans” is now available in the Signal transduction section. For a monthly email containing information about new additions to WormBook, please sign up at wormbook.org/announce.html.
nGASP update
Expanded training data including repeat sequences, alignment orientation, and updated protein alignment files have been posted on the nGASP website. The deadline for Phase I has been extended to Dec. 31, 2006.