WormBase News Archive: 2002

December 20, 2002: Multiple alignment viewer
The genome browser now acts as a multiple alignment viewer for ESTs and C. briggsae sequence when you zoom in far enough. For an example, see here.
December 18, 2002: Genomic Clone Requests
After January 1, 2003, please send all requests for C. elegans genomic clones to Audrey Fraser (aef@sanger.ac.uk) with a cc to Ratna Shownkeen (rs2@sanger.ac.uk); include a FedEx or DHL account number.
November 11, 2002: C. elegans Genome Sequence is Complete!
The WS90 release of WormBase made available today has a complete C. elegans genome sequence. The 100,258,171 base pairs are present in six contiguous segments corresponding to the six C. elegans nuclear chromosomes. On behalf of the C. elegans community we thank the C. elegans Genome Sequencing Consortium at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and Washington University's Genome Sequencing Center for this impressive accomplishment. In spite of the high quality of the sequence, there are undoubtedly remaining errors in the genome sequence, and thus the Sequencing Consortium will remain active in responding to and resolving any potential errors that arise. Please inform WormBase of any errors.
October 7, 2002: Nobel Prize for Wormers
Sydney Brenner, Robert Horvitz and John Sulston win Nobel prize for C. elegans research.
September 24, 2002: Genome browser improvements
The genome browser now puts the track labels in the main image rather than in a key at the bottom.
September 23, 2002: RNAi search improvements
The RNAi search now allows you to combine phenotypes with either AND or OR criteria.
September 22, 2002: Synteny browser online
A very preliminary synteny browser lets you compare the annotations on C. elegans and C. briggsae.
August 28, 2002: C. briggsae gene predictions available
The genome browser now shows preliminary gene predictions for C. briggsae. These raw predictions are currently being curated into an authoritative set and should not be relied upon
August 20, 2002: WormBase logo competition winner
Congratulations to Thomas Boulin, who won the WormBase Logo Competition. His logo and banner will be appearing on the WormBase site with the next user interface release. See the development server for a preview.
August 10, 2002: The C. briggsae sequence now available The C. briggsaesequence is now available on WormBase and for download from The Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, and The Genome Sequencing Center, Washington University at St. Louis. For further information, please see the release notes.
July 9, 2002: New Gene Ontology Browser
The new Gene Ontology browser makes it easy to identify every gene that has been associated with a particular function. See RNA polymerase II transcription factor for a useful example.
July 4, 2002: CDS views on the Genome browser
The genome browser now has a CDS viewer that makes it easier to see the effect of alternative splices on the resulting protein. We have also added forward and reverse 3-frame translation tracks.
July 1, 2002: The WormAtlas Project announces version 1 of its Slidable Worm.
June 29, 2002: The global operon analysis now online
The global operon analysis from Blumenthal et al, Nature 417: 851-854, is now on line. For example, see Operon:CEOP1004.
June 29, 2002: We have begun to curate microarray expression analyses
. For example, see Aff_B00001.4.
June 29, 2002: Worm Transcriptome unavailable
The genome browser depictions of Worm Transcriptome Project transcript extents will be unavailable for an indefinite period of time. Address inquiries to Paul Sternberg and Jean & Danielle Thierry-Mieg.
June 20, 2002: Abstracts for the West Coast C. elegans meeting are due July 1
June 11, 2002: WormBase Now curating functional annotations
We are starting to annotate gene functions in the C. elegans genome. If you're interested, please take a look at your favorite gene. Want it annotated RIGHT NOW? Want it annotated BETTER? (Or do you actually like the annotation that's there?) Let us know.
June 9, 2002: Genome Browser now shows similarity
The genome browser now shows similarity hits on non-C. elegans nematode sequences. Here is an example.
June 6, 2002: WormBase announcement mailing list now availale
Sign up for the wormbase-announce mailing list to receive e-mail announcements whenever a new release of WormBase appears.
May 5, 2002: Generation of inline images, visualization of your annotations
WormBase can now generate inline genome images for use in your web pages. You can even superimpose your own annotations on top of the image. See the gbrowse_img page for details.
May 3, 2002: WormBase Logo Contest
Enter the fabulous WormBase Logo Contest and win a chance to see your artwork become the official WormBase logo!
May 2, 2002: New WormBase Look And Feel
The WormBase look and feel has been simplified. Like it? Hate it? Let us know.
May 1, 2002: WPD migrating to subscription model
Incyte has announced that the WPD database will become subscription-only in the near future. WormBase will be accelerating its gene-annotation effort in order to ease this transition. We are interested in knowing what features of WPD were most important to you. Please mail your ideas to Paul Sternberg.
February 2002: Cell Pages Integrated with Mind Of The Worm
The cell pages are now integrated with the Mind of the Worm online resource, courtesy of the Worm Atlas Project.
January 2002: Primer Sets From The ORFeome Project Now Available
Primer sets from the ORFeome project (Mark Vidal), and the resulting OST reads are now available on the sequence and PCR primer pages.
October 2001: Worm Anatomy Prototype
Try the worm anatomy prototype on the development site.