Ensembl version 80 released

Ensembl version 80 has been released, offering updated data and new features.

The new Ensembl release 80 includes:

• 1000 Genomes phase 3 and dbSNP build 142 studies imported for human
• Gene Expression Atlas widget
• Updated zebrafish and rat gene annotation based on the GRCz10 and Rnor_6.0 assemblies, respectively
• Track label improvement
• New user data track type: long-range interactions
• Mouse GENCODE M5 (GRCm38.p3): An updated version of the GENCODE gene set
• We've imported sequence variants from dbSNP build 142 for mouse and cow, and dbSNP build 143 for sheep and pig
• New BioMart documentation
• New export options for comparative views (homologues, gene trees and OrthoXML filtering)
• Gap initiation update for BLAT and BLAST.

More about release 80

You can read more about our most recent release on the Ensembl blog. 

A complete list of the changes in release 80 can be found on the Ensembl website, at http://www.ensembl.org/info/website/news.html