[ensembl-announce] Ensembl Genomes 38 is out!

[Ben Moore]

Dear all,

We are delighted to announce that the latest update of Ensembl Genomes (EG38) has been released.

Highlights of this release include:

New genome assemblies and annotation now available for Cassava <https://plants.ensembl.org/Manihot_esculenta/Info/Index> (Manihot esculenta), Cotton <https://plants.ensembl.org/Gossypium_raimondii/Info/Index> (Gossypium raimondii), Coyote tobacco <https://plants.ensembl.org/Nicotiana_attenuata/Info/Index> (Nicotiana attenuata), Cucumber <https://plants.ensembl.org/Cucumis_sativus/Info/Index> (Cucumis sativus), Green bean <https://plants.ensembl.org/Phaseolus_vulgaris/Info/Index> (Phaseolus vulgaris), Lupin <https://plants.ensembl.org/Lupinus_angustifolius/Info/Index> (Lupinus angustifolius), Sunflower  <https://plants.ensembl.org/Helianthus_annuus/Info/Index>(Helianthus annuus) and White Guinea yam <http://plants.ensembl.org/Dioscorea_rotundata/Info/Index> (Dioscorea rotundata)
Updated genome assemblies for Sorghum bicolor <http://plants.ensembl.org/Sorghum_bicolor/Info/Index>, peach <http://plants.ensembl.org/Prunus_persica/Info/Index> (Prunus persica), and soybean <http://plants.ensembl.org/Glycine_max/Info/Index> (Glycine max)
Genome assembly and annotation for the buff-tailed bumble bee <http://metazoa.ensembl.org/Bombus_terrestris/Info/Index> (Bombus terristris) now available
Updated genome assembly and gene annotation for the monarch butterfly <http://metazoa.ensembl.org/Danaus_plexippus/Info/Index>(Danaus plexus), Drosophila simulans <http://metazoa.ensembl.org/Drosophila_simulans/Info/Index>, Brugia malayi <http://metazoa.ensembl.org/Brugia_malayi/Info/Index> and Rhodnius prolixus <http://metazoa.ensembl.org/Rhodnius_prolixus/Info/Index>.
Updated genomes and annotation from FlyBase <http://flybase.org/>, VectorBase <https://www.vectorbase.org/> and WormBase <http://www.wormbase.org/>

Check out all the changes on our Ensembl Genomes website (www.ensemblgenomes.org <http://www.ensemblgenomes.org/>) and on on our blog (http://www.ensembl.info/blog/2018/01/11/ensembl-genomes-38-is-now-live/ <http://www.ensembl.info/blog/2018/01/11/ensembl-genomes-38-is-now-live/>)

Any questions or comments? E-mail us: helpdesk at ensemblgenomes.org <mailto:helpdesk at ensemblgenomes.org>


Best wishes,
The Ensembl Genomes team
@ensemblgenomes <http://twitter.com/ensemblgenomes>

Ben Moore
Ensembl Outreach Officer

European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI)
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Wellcome Trust Genome Campus
Hinxton
Cambridge
CB10 1SD
UK

bmoore at ebi.ac.uk
+44 (0)1223 494265

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