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.
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.