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Jun. 17, 2016

Official mirror of the UCSC Genome Browser Database in Japan

Screenshot of the database

Based on a collaboration between the RIKEN Advanced Center for Computing and Communication and the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), an official mirrorThe webpage will open in a new tab. of the UCSC Genome Browser Database was launched in Japan on June 16. This is the second official mirror in the world, following one set up in Europe.

The UCSC Genome Browser Database is a powerful tool which stores the reference genome sequences of almost a hundred species, allowing users to display a variety of data sets, such as the ones produced by the 1000 Genomes ProjectThe webpage will open in a new tab., ENCODE (Encyclopedia of DNA Elements) projectThe webpage will open in a new tab., International Cancer Genome ConsortiumThe webpage will open in a new tab. (ICGC), International Human Epigenome ConsortiumThe webpage will open in a new tab. (IHEC), and the RIKEN-led FANTOM5The webpage will open in a new tab. project.

Thanks to the development of next-generation sequencers, there has been a dramatic increase in published genomic data, including genome DNA sequences as well as functional information. Understanding genomic sequences and changes, as well as the functions of individual DNA sequences, is an important mission for researchers in the life sciences. This mirror enables rapid access to the database for users from Asian countries, and will facilitate further research in the life sciences.

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