Use parallel-download to get data from NCBI SRA. See how here -> https://galaxyproject.org/news/2025-10-23-sra-download/

Discover one of Galaxy’s true superpowers — dataset collections! 🌟
Check out the blog (https://galaxyproject.org/news/2025-10-21-whycollections/) and video (https://youtu.be/yehY9tR_NX8?si=YH9CZ5KGWm2yVyPA) to see how they can simplify your workflows.
You might just find yourself wondering, (1/2)

This week, we hosted over 100 scientists at Rockefeller University in New York City for our 2025 in-person conference.

🐭 Thanks to the RefSeq team at NCBI, we now have an annotated genome assembly for the meadow vole (Microtus pennsylvanicus), found throughout eastern North America! (1/4)

🐸 We are thrilled to announce an annotated genome assembly for the Darwin's frog (Rhinoderma darwinii), first described by Charles Darwin during his voyage on HMS Beagle on a trip to Chile. R. darwinii is currently classified as an endangered species by the International Union for (1/4)

🪽 We are excited to announce an annotated genome assembly for the hoatzin (Opisthocomus hoazin), found in swamps, riparian forests, and mangroves of the Amazon and the Orinoco basins in South America. Special thanks to our collaborator Andrew Crawford! (1/3)

🦉 We are excited to announce an annotated genome assembly for the tawny owl (Strix aluco), commonly found in woodlands across Europe, as well as western Siberia. Special thanks to our collaborator Tom Gilbert at the University of Copenhagen! (1/3)

📅 Registration is now open for the VGP in-person conference!

🐒 We are thrilled to announce the completion of an annotated reference assembly for the Bolivian squirrel monkey, Saimiri boliviensis! The genome was sequenced and assembled at the Rockefeller University Vertebrate Genome Lab, with assembly done on Galaxy, and annotation by NCBI 🧬 (1/4)

🐧 We are proud to announce a completed genome assembly for the African penguin (Spheniscus demersus), a species of penguin confined to southern African waters. Special thanks to our collaborators at the Bronx Zoo and the Wildlife Conservation Society! (1/3)

🦫 We are excited to announce the completion of an annotated reference assembly for the North American beaver, Castor canadensis! Ryan Langlois and his lab at the University of Minnesota will use the genome to study mechanisms of virus susceptibility and resistance. 🦠 (1/3)

🐢 As part of the VGP's mission to bolster conservation efforts, we are thrilled to announce the completion of a reference genome for the critically endangered elongated tortoise, Indotestudo elongata. Special thanks to our collaborators at the Bronx Zoo and the Wildlife Conservation Society! (1/3)

The zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata), native to Australia, is one of the most studied birds in science, for its vocal learning abilities and as a representative songbird. (1/6)

The Callospermophilus lateralis (golden-mantled ground squirrel), mCalLat2 genome has been assembled, curated, and released on NCBI: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/genome/GCA_048772815.1/. (1/3)

The Zonotrichia albicollis (white-throated sparrow), bZonAlb1 genome assembly has been released on NCBI: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/datasets/genome/GCA_047830755.1/. (1/3)

We have finished the curation of Aspidoscelis tigris (western whiptail), rAspTig1. This is a manually curated update of a genome originally assembled by the California Conservation Genomics Project. Files available on GenomeArk: (1/3)

We have finished the curation of 2 frog genomes this month!

(1) Anomaloglossus baeobatrachus (rocket frog), aAnoBae1
Assembly: Samuel Talbot via Galaxy
Curation: Kirsty McCaffrey
Curation QC: Jo Collins (Sanger) (1/4)

We have finished the curation of Canis lupus baileyi (Mexican wolf) genome, mCanLup2. Assembly was done by Linelle Abueg on Galaxy. Curation was done by Erick Duarte. Files are available on GenomeArk: (1/2)

The curation of the Saimiri boliviensis (Bolivian squirrel monkey) genome, mSaiBol1 has been completed. Files are available on GenomeArk: https://genomeark.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html?prefix=species/Saimiri_boliviensis/mSaiBol1/assembly_curated/

Assembly was done by Linelle Abueg on Galaxy. (1/2)