NLM Announcements

New dbVar FTP Directory Structure

06/04/2018 05:13 PM EDT

NCBI’s database of structural variation, dbVar has a restructured FTP directory. The old directories can be found in archive. Highlights include: added aggregated vcf files by assembly named files based on major assembly and region or call replaced study-specific directories with file-type directories renamed … Continue reading →

NLM Technical Bulletin, May-Jun 2018, RxNorm June 2018 Release Available

06/04/2018 12:13 PM EDT

The June full monthly release of RxNorm is available as of Monday, June 4, 2018. As a reminder, the RxClass API, RxClass Web application, and RxNav will use the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Medication Reference Terminology (MED-RT) data instead of the VHA National Drug File Reference Terminology (NDF-RT) data starting Monday, June 4, 2018.

Tour the NCBI’s Genome Data Viewer, Bookshelf, Pathogen Isolates Detection Browser and other resources on YouTube

06/04/2018 11:37 AM EDT

Several of the latest videos on the NCBI YouTube channel highlight NCBI resources. Subscribe to the channel to see all our new videos. NCBI’s Genome Data Viewer – Introducing the BLAST Widget A brief introduction into how the BLAST widget, … Continue reading →