Variations, including alleles and SNPs, are now available for downloading en masse via the WormMart.
First published reference of C. elegans
The first published
reference to C. elegans — the paper that describes C. elegans as
a new species — is now available at WormBase [PDF]. This translation
and an accompanying foreword [PDF, DOC] have been
kindly provided by Marie-Anne Felix.
New release of WormBase, WS146
WormBase has been updated to the WS146 release of the database. This
release contains over 1000 new curated expression patterns, many with
accompanying images. See ZK430.2 for an example.
New release of WormBase, WS145
WormBase has been updated to the WS145 release of the database which
includes updated alignments to the latest human IPI protein set.
Initial WormBook chapters now available
The first 90 chapters of WormBook are now available as
preprints.