WormBase has been updated to the WS156 release of the database. New in this release are Treefam phylogenetic trees displayed on Gene Pages for many genes. These images are provided directly by the Treefam project.
Neuroscience meeting abstract deadline, May 1st
May 1st is the abstract submission deadline for the first neuroscience topic meeting on “Neuronal Development, Synaptic Function, and Behavior”, to be held July 9-12, 2006 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. See the meeting website for additional details.
WormBook introduces new chapters and a new look
WormBook has added two new contributions to WormMethods: Biochemistry and molecular biology and Genetic mapping and manipulation. Please visit WormBook to read these and other chapters.
WormBook has also recently updated the look of wormbook.org. The newly-available search feature and improved layout are designed to help our readers navigate through WormBook more efficiently.
For a monthly email containing information about new additions to WormBook, please sign up at www.wormbook.org/announce.html.
New release of WormBase: WS155
WormBase has been updated to the WS155 version of the database. New in this release are updated UniProt databases used for the precomputed BLAST results, and corrections to C. elegans to C. briggsae WABA nucleotide-level alignments due to sequence corrections. You can read the full release notes — as well as learn about any necessary patches to the database — on the WormBase Wiki.
Development & Evolution meeting abstract deadline: April 10th
April 10th is the abstract submission deadline for the first topics meeting on Development and Evolution, to be held June 22 – 25, 2006 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. See the meeting website for additional details.