An 18-min Video Presentation On Web Persephone
Max Troukhan, Ph.D, is going to present this video talk at BiATA conference. It gives a quick overview of the major features of Persephone for the Web. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie7LFV1Hu_Q ...
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SARS-CoV-2 Delta (The Virus from India) Loaded
The recent COVID-19 pandemic profile is changing, and now it is mostly dominated by the coronavirus strain called delta (B.1.617.2) that caused massive problems in India and other countries. We loaded its genome with the gene annotation to our web...
A Major Version Upgrade: Upload Genomes With Annotation
The new version of Web Persephone enables users to upload their genomes in a form of FASTA files. The file with sequences can contain one or more entries. The new assembly will be added to the map set tree alongside...
Added two more Medicago sativa genomes
We added Medicago sativa (alfalfa) genome assemblies: medsa.CADL_HM342.gnm1.rVNY and medsa.XinJiangDaYe.gnm1.12MR from https://legumeinfo.org. Even with missing gene annotation on the CADL_HM342 sequences, it is possible to align the Medicago maps using the common tag markers, produced from the XinJangDaYe genome....
Multi-trace Quantitative Tracks
13 April 2021
in Web Version
We added a new feature to the Web version of Persephone. It allows users to merge several quantitative tracks (e.g., RNA-seq coverage) into one. This makes it easier to compare the values. When the tracks are combined, the values are...
Introducing Feature Comparison Page
We have compiled a table that lists the features of the two versions of Persephone. This will help overview the milestones for the development roadmap. In general, we plan to port the most of the features of the Windows version...
New Track Type: Sequence Conservation Track
18 January 2021
in Desktop Version
The Desktop (Windows) version can now show a new type of track: the sequence conservation track (indicated by the red arrow in the pictures below). The visual elements in this type of track designate the regions linked by the ribbon-like...
21 Reference Assemblies Added To The Rice Pan-Genome Collection
In collaboration with our colleagues from KAUST, we have added 21 reference-quality rice genome assemblies to our web portal and to the demo Windows version. Os GJ-temp: IRGSP-1.0 (Nipponbare)Os GJ-subtrp: CHAO MEOOs GJ-trop1: AzucenaOs GJ-trop2: KETAN NANGKAOs cB: ARC 10497Os...
A Small New Feature: Statistics Of Available Genomic Sequences – Desktop Version
14 January 2021
in Desktop Version
The map set property form in the Windows version of Persephone has now a new tab: Statistics. It lists a few metrics of the genomic sequences of the map set, such as the total sequence length, the percentage of the...
MPOB Licenses Persephone
10 December 2020
in General News
We are pleased to welcome Malaysian Palm Oil Board into the growing community of Persephone users. MPOB is the government agency entrusted to serve the country’s oil palm industry. Its main role is to promote and develop national objectives, policies and priorities for...