The Genome BC/Genome Canada-funded
C. elegans gene expression project has released a collection of
more than 1.6 million sequenced tags from 15 Serial Analysis of Gene
Expression (SAGE) libraries for developmental stages, tissues and cell
types. The SAGE data are currently available at http://elegans.bcgsc.bc.ca. They
will appear in WormBase in the near future. Additional SAGE data will
be added on an on-going basis.
WS116 development version now available
WS116 will be a development-only release of the database due to
extensive data model changes and the need for full testing. We invite
interested users to test WS116 at dev.wormbase.org. WS117 will be
the next live release of the database.
More worm genomes to be sequenced
The NHGRI has approved the Washington University GSC to sequence three
additional Caenorhabditis species: C. remanei,
C. japonica and CB5161.
Literature searches now powered by Textpresso
WormBase literature searches are now powered by Textpresso, seamlessly
enabling direct searches of full text and abstracts. More information
on Textpresso is available at Textpresso’s home at CalTech.
Lincoln Stein named "Most Innovative in Bioinformatics"
Lincoln Stein, co-PI of WormBase, was named
“Most Innovative in Bioinformatics” in Genome Technology. The
journal’s honors are based upon nominations from Genome Technology
readers, which include more than 20,000 professionals. For more
information, visit Genome
Technology.