We’re happy to report that variations are now displayed on the Genome Browser and Gene Summary images using their familiar public names (eg m2). Public names were temporarily concealed by the introduction of unique identifiers for variations. This behind-the-scenes change was made to more effortlessly track variations from resequencing and population genetics studies. We apologize for any difficulties this modification may have caused.
New release of WormBase: WS218
WormBase has been updated to the WS218 release of the database. We’ve added a new Genome Browser for Haemonchus contortus, bringing the number of species housed at WormBase to 10. Detailed release notes are available on the WormBase Wiki.
Possible service interruptions, 31 August 2010
We’re relocating some services to a new hosting facility beginning at 10AM ET (GMT -5), Tuesday August 31, 2010. We plan to maintain systems at the old facility during this transition, but because these upgrades require modifications to the global domain name system records, you may encounter intermittent service interruptions or “server not found” errors. We apologize in advance for any difficulties.
Typically updates such as this propagate throughout the DNS system within hours but may take up to 48 hours to fully resolve.
New release of WormBase: WS217
WormBase has been updated to the WS217 release of the database. Release notes are available on the WormBase Wiki.
Service Upgrade: 20 July 2010, 12PM to 5PM (ET, GMT -4)
We’re bringing additional server capacity online today to cope with the ever-increasing demand at WormBase. This process requires powering down and reorganizing some of our server capacity; you may see increased load times. Thank you for your patience.