WBConfCall 2021.05.20-Agenda and Minutes

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   1. file at this location (ftp://ftp.wormbase.org/pub/wormbase/releases/WS253/MULTI_SPECIES/hub/elegans/elegans_genes_WS253.bb) which contained each of the transcripts with exon start positions and lengths. not there now. user was Updating transcript bed file for CeNDR from WS253 to WS276

Agenda and Minutes

WS281 New data for the release letter

Caltech:

• Transgene >20% do we need a couple of sentences?

Hinxton:

• Expanded collection of C. elegans comparator genomes by adding a chromosome-scale draft C. bovis assembly {PMID:32109387}, and nine further draft assemblies of newly described Caenorhabditis species {PMID:1007946}
• Replaced two C. remanei strains (PX356 and PX439) with animproved chromosome-scale assembly of C. remanei PX506 {PMID:32111628}.

• • Ticket for genome browsers here: https://github.com/WormBase/website/issues/8229

WB Genetics paper update

• Looking to submit early September with the other AGR Mods.
• Draft layout here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zBaGNtByCNJC8CxheKW_ewja5N1iyMzDBCu_JcYFXBE/edit?usp=sharing
• Please add comments on additions to any of the Topic areas already listed.

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