nGASP: the nematode genome annotation assessment project will be evaluating gene prediction software on the C. elegans genome. Interested parties are invited to explore the wiki page describing the project.
Survey responses now available
Responses from the recent survey on the future of the Topic Meetings are now available (plain text format).
Fire and Mello Awarded Nobel Prize for RNAi!
Congratulations to C. elegans researchers Andrew Fire and Craig Mello, the 2006 Nobel Laureates in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of RNA interference. (more…)
New release of WormBase: WS164
WormBase has been updated to the WS164 release of the database. New in this release is the first set of mass spectrometry peptides from Michael Hengartner’s laboratory. About 7500 genes genes are confirmed by one or more peptides. These peptides are currently displayed on the Genome Browser and will be available through WormMart shortly.
September Additions to WormBook
This month, WormBook has been pleased to add: “Oscheius tipulae” and “C. elegans network biology: a beginning” to the Genetics and genomics section of WormBook, and “Transcription mechanisms” to the Molecular biology section. For a monthly email containing information about new additions to WormBook, please sign up at www.wormbook.org/announce.html.