Sequence Viewer version 3.12 upgrades platform

05/13/2016 03:16 PM EDT

Sequence Viewer 3.12, now available, upgrades the platform to use ExtJS 5. Embedders may need to review their pages and make adjustments to accommodate new APIs.

New NCBI Variation summary page highlights all organisms in dbSNP or dbVar with full assembly annotations

05/13/2016 12:30 PM EDT

The NCBI Variation summary page lists all available organisms in dbSNP and/or dbVar with full assembly annotations. On this new page, you can quickly find out the types and status of genetic variation data for each organism, as well as links to that data. The list is updated regularly with each dbSNP and dbVar new release.

NCBI launches web-based iCn3D, a new viewer for 3D macromolecular structures

05/13/2016 11:13 AM EDT

NCBI has created iCn3D 1.0, a new WebGL-based viewer for interactive viewing of 3D macromolecular structures and chemicals on the web. Users no longer need to install a separate application to view structures. With iCn3D 1.0, users can:

UMLS 2016AA Release Available

05/13/2016 08:29 AM EDT

The 2016AA release of the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) Knowledge Sources is available for download as of May 9, 2016.