We are happy and proud to announce that WormBase and the Alliance of Genome Resources (Alliance) have been listed as “biodata resources that are of fundamental importance to the wider biological and life sciences community and the long term preservation of biological data” by the Global Biodata Coalition (GBC). Congratulations to all and thanks to our users who continue to support us!
Two new species join the Alliance of Genome Resources!
Check out the latest new release (5.3.0) of the Alliance of Genome Resources (Alliance) which includes two new species–Xenopus laevis and Xenopus tropocalis and data refreshes for many data types. The Alliance features standardized and harmonized views for data such as disease models, Gene Ontology (GO), orthology, genetic interactions and many more, for a total of 9 species including C. elegans, human and the two new frog species. Learn more about this release via the 5.3.0 Release Notes.
International C. elegans conference 2023 website available
The 2023 International C. elegans conference is happening! Important dates to note are here. WormBase looks forward to interacting with its users and participating in many events. Watch this space for more information.
The clones are back
Good news for those of you using the C. elegans libraries held at Wellcome Sanger Institute – they have just restarted distribution of the C. elegans clone libraries they hold. The webpage is currently under development, so please email bioresource@sanger.ac.uk directly with your requests.
New chapter in WormBook, GENETICS: Nematode Chromosomes
Check out the new chapter “Nematode Chromosomes” in WormBook, GENETICS, by Peter Carlton, Richard Davis and Shawn Ahmed.