[ensembl-announce] Ensembl release 61

Stephen Trevanion st3 at sanger.ac.uk
Wed Feb 2 18:19:30 GMT 2011


The Ensembl project is pleased to announce release 61 of Ensembl (http://www.ensembl.org/). Some highlights of this release are:

* Human:
  - Update to annotation incoporating the latest geneset from Havana.
  - First analysis using RNASeq data (from the Illumina Bodymap project).
  - Updated CCDS database.
  - Import of dbSNP132, Cosmic and HGMD variation data.
* Mouse:
  - Update to annotation involving regeneration of the core geneset and incoporation of the latest Havana geneset.
  - Updated CCDS database.
  - Rerun of regulatory build.
* Other species:
  - Zebrafish - first merge of Havana and core genesets.
  - Anole lizard - new assembly and gene build.
  - C.elegans - new assembly and geneset.
  - Cat and opossum -addition of variation data.
* New species:
  - Turkey.
* Web features:
  - Favourite tracks for each view can be selected in Configuration Panels using the star button.
  - Hovering over a track name on images generates a popup allowing for configuration of that track.

For more information visit:

http://www.ensembl.org/info/website/news/index.html

For the latest news on the Ensembl project visit our blog at http://ensembl.blogspot.com

Steve Trevanion








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