Washington University has the opportunity to evaluate the new OpenHelix Search and Learn Portal at www.openhelix.com. The portal directs you to the most relevant publicly available bioinformatics and genomics resources on the web, and then gives you immediate access to tutorials, training materials, and useful tips and information developed by OpenHelix. A quick reference card [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Ensembl'
OpenHelix Search and Learn Portal
November 11th, 2009 by Kristi · No Comments
Tags:bioinformatics, database, Ensembl, genetic, genome, genome browser, genomics, informatics, NCBI, resources, sequence, software, tool, tutorial, Washington University
Ensembl – release 56
September 29th, 2009 by Kristi · No Comments
From the Ensembl Weblog: The Ensembl project is pleased to announce release 56 of Ensembl (http://www.ensembl.org/). Highlights of this release are: Reintroduction of our multi-species views. Alignments (image), formerly alignsliceview, shows pairwise or multiple alignments from the Ensembl Compara database, highlighting any gaps in the alignment. Multi-species view, formerly known as multicontigview, displays pairwise alignments [...]
Tags:bioinformatics, Ensembl
NCBI36 Ensembl Site
September 15th, 2009 by Kristi · No Comments
From The Ensembl Weblog: Ensembl announces the release of http://ncbi36.ensembl.org. This Ensembl site is for users who still need access to the NCBI36 human assembly. It is actually a complete copy of the Ensembl 54 release which was the last Ensembl release containing NCBI36. Although access was already possible through the Ensembl archive sites, the [...]
Bioinformatics Tutorials
August 10th, 2009 by Kristi · 1 Comment
There are a number of great tutorials on the web for bioinformatics-related applications and topics. Here are a few that I’ve run across. Are there any missing? Feel free to add any that I might have left out in the ‘comments’ section! BioInformatics Tutorials Series (BITS) from Countway Library of Medicine at Harvard and the [...]
Tags:bioinformatics, BLAST, database, EBI, education, Ensembl, genome, genome browser, helpful, informatics, Information, NCBI, resources, sequence, tool, tutorial, webinar
Biology Rocks!
February 28th, 2009 by Kristi · No Comments
Here’s a quick round up of interesting weird and wonderful things from the past week or so. The best bits are below: Sciencey: Biology rocks! Bob Goldstein, a UNC evolutionary and developmental biologist, spoke with The Scientist about how the school’s biology posters end up looking like collector’s items, and not just lackluster placards that [...]
Tags:Ensembl, event, funding, genome browser, helpful, Information, interesting, link round-up, NIH, NSF, policy, posters, resources
Ensembl Genome Browser updates
January 11th, 2009 by Kristi · No Comments
Read all about Ensembl’s new design, improved web code, and future plans here: Be sure to check out the Ensembl Genome Browser. Ensembl makes it easy to: Mine Ensembl with BioMart and export sequences or tables in text, html, or Excel format Add custom tracks using our new Control Panel Upload your own data and [...]
Tags:bioinformatics, database, Ensembl, genome browser, resources
Ensmbl needs input from YOU!
June 12th, 2008 by Kristi · No Comments
A little over a week ago I posted text from the Ensembl Weblog about the Ensemble50 release planned for the end of July. They’re looking for beta testers who can take a look at the interface and provide feedback in the form of a survey. If you’re interested, send an email to survey@ebi.ac.uk and they’ll [...]
Ensembl 50 release planned for end of July
June 3rd, 2008 by Kristi · No Comments
Posted by Bronwen, Genebuild team on the Ensembl blog last week: Ensembl 50 Ensembl is now busy with preparations for our next release, Ensembl 50! We’re working hard and we’ll keep you updated on what’s in store for this release. Our biggest new development will be our revamped website. As usual, we have updated some [...]
