Epigenomics database to be retired June 1, 2016
The Epigenomics database, a public repository that was developed to archive genome-wide maps of DNA and histone modifications, will be retired on June 1, 2016. (Source: NCBI Announcements)
Source: NCBI Announcements - May 27, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
NCBI launches new Twitter account for NCBI Bookshelf
NCBI has a new Twitter feed - @ncbibooks - to announce new books and documents available on the NCBI Bookshelf. An online resource providing free access to the full text of books and documents in life sciences and health care, the Bookshelf currently provides access to over 4,500 titles. (Source: NCBI Announcements)
Source: NCBI Announcements - May 23, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
New NCBI Insights blog post: Fast Sequence Inspection with ORFfinder and SmartBLAST (PubMed Labs)
The latest blog post on NCBI Insights describes the latest PubMed Labs experiment, ORFfinder. ORFfinder is a graphical analysis tool for reading open reading frames (ORFs). See NCBI Insights to read about the new features and leave feedback. We look forward to hearing your thoughts on ORFfinder. (Source: NCBI Announcements)
Source: NCBI Announcements - May 16, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
RefSeq release 76 is now available
RefSeq release 76 is accessible online, via FTP and through NCBI’s programming utilities. This full release incorporates genomic, transcript and protein data available as of May 9, 2016 and includes 97,792,976 records, 63,971,766 proteins, 14,965,826 RNAs, and sequences from 59,995 organisms. The release is provided in several directories as a complete dataset and also as divided by logical groupings. (Source: NCBI Announcements)
Source: NCBI Announcements - May 16, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Genome Browsers section added to Gene
Gene pages now have a new link section in the sidebar called "Genome Browsers". This section provides an easy way to access all of your favorite browsers, including: (Source: NCBI Announcements)
Source: NCBI Announcements - May 16, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Sequence Viewer version 3.14 upgrades platform
Sequence Viewer 3.14, now available, upgrades the platform to use ExtJS 5. Embedders may need to review their pages and make adjustments to accommodate new APIs. (Source: NCBI Announcements)
Source: NCBI Announcements - May 13, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
New NCBI Variation summary page highlights all organisms in dbSNP or dbVar with full assembly annotations
The NCBI Variation summary page lists all available organisms in dbSNP and/or dbVar with full assembly annotations. On this new page, you can quickly find out the types and status of genetic variation data for each organism, as well as links to that data. The list is updated regularly with each dbSNP and dbVar new release. (Source: NCBI Announcements)
Source: NCBI Announcements - May 13, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
NCBI launches web-based iCn3D, a new viewer for 3D macromolecular structures
NCBI has created iCn3D 1.0, a new WebGL-based viewer for interactive viewing of 3D macromolecular structures and chemicals on the web. Users no longer need to install a separate application to view structures. With iCn3D 1.0, users can: (Source: NCBI Announcements)
Source: NCBI Announcements - May 13, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
NCBI annotates 300th organism with the Eukaryotic Genome Annotation Pipeline
The NCBI Eukaryotic Genome Annotation Pipeline celebrates the annotation of its 300th organism this month! The lucky 300th is Sinocyclocheilus anshuiensis, a cavefish of interest for its adaptation to subterranean habitats. Vertebrates represent about two thirds of the list of 300, but invertebrates and higher plants are also represented. Recently, NCBI has annotated the rice (Oryza sativa subspecies Japonica) and the tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) genomes. (Source: NCBI Announcements)
Source: NCBI Announcements - May 12, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Genome Workbench 2.10.5 now available
Genome Workbench 2.10.5 brings a number of new features, improvements and fixes including ProSplign integration, updates to Tree View, and new export functionalities. For the full list of changes, see the release notes. (Source: NCBI Announcements)
Source: NCBI Announcements - May 11, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Preview the new BLAST home page!
NCBI has released a new home page for BLAST. This new page is available through a link on the current home page. The current home page will be replaced by the new page on June 9, 2016. (Source: NCBI Announcements)
Source: NCBI Announcements - May 10, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
NCBI and RCSB PDB to assist ISCB in Sequence-Structure hackathon at ISMB Orlando 2016
From the evening of July 8th to the morning of July 11th, NCBI and the Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics Protein Data Bank (RCSB PDB) will assist the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) in hosting a sequence-structure hackathon focused on integrating protein structure information and viewers with genomic sequence and variants, pharmacogenomic binding, and general laboratory practice. To apply for this hackathon, complete this form (approximately 10 minutes to complete). Applications are due June 1st, 2016 by 5 pm ET. (Source: NCBI Announcements)
Source: NCBI Announcements - May 10, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
May 18th webinar: Using VDB BLAST Clients to Search Whole Genome Shotgun Contigs (WGS) and Transcriptome Shotgun Assembly (TSA) Data at the NCBI
On May 18th, NCBI will present a webinar that will show attendees how to use the standalone VDB blast programs (blastn_vdb and tblastn_vdb), which are part of the SRA Toolkit, as clients to search whole genome shotgun contigs (WGS) and Transcriptome Shotgun Assembly (TSA) data. WGS, which are partially assembled genome sequences, and TSA, which are transcripts assembled from next-gen RNA-Seq data, are two of the fastest growing categories of sequence data available for BLAST searching. (Source: NCBI Announcements)
Source: NCBI Announcements - May 10, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
New NCBI video on YouTube: ProSplign comes to Genome Workbench
The newest video on the NCBI YouTube channel, Genome Workbench: Use ProSplign for Protein to Genomic Alignments, shows you how to use ProSplign within Genome Workbench. (Source: NCBI Announcements)
Source: NCBI Announcements - May 9, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
New NCBI video on YouTube: Submitting BioSample Data to NCBI
The newest video on the NCBI YouTube channel, Submitting BioSample Data to NCBI, gives you tips to make the BioSample portion of the data submission process easier. (Source: NCBI Announcements)
Source: NCBI Announcements - May 3, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
