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. "Permalink" also preserves status of tracks in the browser. screenshot of URL 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