What's New

Home page features:
Please take a look at the features below
what is new highlights on the Portal Home page
Home Page:
expanded classification for easy search
Simplified access from Portal home page: select kingdom, species, and tool and hit "GO!" screenshot of easy access of organisms
Home Page:
Tree of Life is interactive
To use the tree navigation: click a branch name and select an organism from the list. screenshot of interactive Tree of Life
Home Page:
Single Sign-On system
Your login with the JGI Single Sign-on system automatically determines the list of organisms available to you. screenshot of Dynamic List of Organisms
Home Page:
live updates
New releases and sequencing statistics are updated in real time. screenshot of Dynamic List of Organisms screenshot of Dynamic List of Organisms
Browser features:
Please take a look at the features below
what is new highlights on the Portal Browser page
Browser:
improved usability and accessibility
Optimized layout of Browser controls. screenshot of Track loaded
Browser:
new track modes
Tracks can be viewed in Full, Dense, Pack modes. Set "Track Height %" to see more tracks on the screen ("squish" mode). screenshot of access to new modes
Browser:
direct access to DNA sequence
screenshot of access to get DNA page
Browser:
add custom tracks
Upload your own data to compare against JGI tracks. screenshot of access to get DNA page
Browser:
URL includes genome and position
Copy or bookmark the URL to preserve the current position for later use. screenshot of URL
Browser:
track controls
Track controls (hide, expand, collapse, pack) are grouped by track type, and available both in toolbar and below the tracks. screenshot of Track controls
Browser:
read depths and GC content
New track types (where available) for next-gen sequencing read depth and GC content. screenshot of Read depths and GC content
Browser:
view browser image
Save the current view of the browser as a .png image for use in presentations and papers. screenshot of printable view
Browser:
"fit" button
Widen the view of the browser to fit your screen. screenshot of fit botton
Browser:
performance improvements
Using mulit-threading and Web 2.0 techniques, tracks are loaded individually, improving performance and interactivity. screenshot of Track loaded
New technical infrastructure for genome Portal:
Now Genome Portal uses cluster of 4 front-end servers and 2 back-end servers that makes it more reliable and more scalable. We have new faster computers, faster communications and new architecture that is more suitable for future growth.
what is new : infrastructure