What's New
Home page features:
Please take a look at the features below
Home Page:
expanded classification for easy search
expanded classification for easy search
Simplified access from Portal home page: select kingdom, species, and tool and hit "GO!"
Home Page:
Tree of Life is interactive
Tree of Life is interactive
To use the tree navigation: click a branch name and select an organism from the list.
Home Page:
Single Sign-On system
Single Sign-On system
Your login with the JGI Single Sign-on system automatically determines the list of organisms available to you.
Home Page:
live updates
live updates
New releases and sequencing statistics are updated in real time.
Browser features:
Please take a look at the features below
Browser:
improved usability and accessibility
improved usability and accessibility
Optimized layout of Browser controls.
Browser:
new track modes
new track modes
Tracks can be viewed in Full, Dense, Pack modes. Set "Track Height %" to see more tracks on the screen ("squish" mode).
Browser:
direct access to DNA sequence
direct access to DNA sequence
Browser:
add custom tracks
add custom tracks
Upload your own data to compare against JGI tracks.
Browser:
URL includes genome and position
URL includes genome and position
Copy or bookmark the URL to preserve the current position for later use. "Permalink" also preserves status of tracks in the browser.
Browser:
track controls
track controls
Track controls (hide, expand, collapse, pack) are grouped by track type, and available both in toolbar and below the tracks.
Browser:
read depths and GC content
read depths and GC content
New track types (where available) for next-gen sequencing read depth and GC content.
Browser:
view browser image
view browser image
Save the current view of the browser as a .png image for use in presentations and papers.
Browser:
"fit" button
"fit" button
Widen the view of the browser to fit your screen.
Browser:
performance improvements
performance improvements
Using mulit-threading and Web 2.0 techniques, tracks are loaded individually, improving performance and interactivity.
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.