2017-10-28 release: thagomizer
Improved alignment with NIFSTD, better representation of lymph sacs, and the addition of Thagomizer
2017-09-09 release
Improvements to skeletal, neuroanatomy and histology
2017-05-21 release
Two new terms, rectosigmoid junction and intertragic incisure
2017-04-15 release
Improvements to the representation of the developing tooth
/releases/2017-02-05/uberon.owl
Addition of Sertoli cell barrier, and switching to ROBOT for releases
2016-09-07 release
Added glymphatic system. Created separate insect module.
2016-07-14 release
New release for BgeeDb and Phenoscape, multiple new species-specific stage ontologies included in composite-metazoan.
2016-06-12 release
This release sees the introduction of 5 Allen Brain atlases into Composite-Metazoa
2016-05-11 release
This release features new mammalian neuroanatomical regions aligned with BrainInfo and Allen Brain Atlases
2016-04-19 release
Primarily maintenance release, with new terms for brain neuroanatomy, and a separatation of homology axioms out of uberon into Bgee
2016-01-26 release
enhancements to the musculoskeletal and visual systems
TopAnat: GO-like enrichment of anatomy from expression patterns
Bgee now provides a tool for doing enrichment of gene sets using anatomical expression annotated to Bgee
2015-11-19 release
Improvements to representations of serous membranes and associated structures
2015-09-27 release
Improved alignment to NCI thesaurus, and addition of HVC nucleus of the song learning pathway of Passeriformes
2015-07-24 release
Improvements to branchy structures (nerves and vasculature), overhaul of image URLs
2015-06-22 release
This version is primarily a maintenance release, with some improvements to the skeletal system and a new term for the newly discovered nervous system lymph vasculature
2015-05-25 release
Multiple improvements to multiple systems, highlights including enteropneust subdivisions and representation of trigeminal placodes
2015-04-23 release
Minor release mostly focusing on the skeletal system and craniofacial improvements
2015-04-12 release
This release incoporates multiple improved textual definitions, with wikipedia definitions being replaced either with more ontological resources such as the mammalian phenotype ontology, or rewritten de novo. The alignment with the embryonic mouse anatomy ontology has been updated and improved. Multiple other improvements and new terms, in particular in neuroanatomical and urogenital parts of the ontology.
Use of Uberon within the ENCODE project
The Encyclopedia of DNA elements (ENCODE) project identifies properties of regions of the genome such as chromatin structure, protein-binding and methylation. Many of these properties are specific to cell types and tissues, so the ENCODE project uses ontologies to organize and query this information...
Structuring phenotype data for invertebrate genomes
Presentation from GIGA2 meeting
2015-02-14 release
Incremental release, with new skeletal, glandular, neuroanatomical and heart classes
2015-02-02 release
This maintenance release includes multiple new brain region terms based on finer-grained distinctions from neuro atlases, as well as various improvements to other areas such as the digit skeleton
2015-01-01 release
This release encompasses multiple improvements in the representation of the nervous system, as well as improvements in textual definitions previously sourced from Wikipedia
Bgee release 13, including gene expression calls from 17 species
The new version of Bgee has data from 17 species, all annotated using Uberon anatomical structures
2014-12-09 release
Refactoring of ocular glands, incorporation of new CARO classes, and various improvements in reproductive, skeletal and integumental branches
2014-11-01 release
Integration of Allen Atlases for adult and developing mouse, human and non-human primate brains
JBMS Paper: Nose to tail, roots to shoots: spatial descriptors for phenotypic diversity in the Biological Spatial Ontology
Spatial terminology is used in anatomy to indicate precise, relative positions of structures in an organism. While these terms are often standardized within specific fields of biology, they can differ dramatically across taxa. The Biological Spatial Ontology standardizes the description of spatial and topological relationships across taxa to enable the discovery of comparable phenotypes.
2014-08-21 release
Adding more grouping classes for teeth, according to criteria such as tooth type, upper vs lower, position within group, primary vs secondary
2014-07-31 release
Multiple improvements to muscles courtesy of FEED project
JBMS Paper: Unification of multi-species vertebrate anatomy ontologies for comparative biology in Uberon
Our paper on the unification of multiple vertebrate anatomy ontologies has been published in JBMS
2014-07-01 release
Release highlights include improved alignment with EMAPA and inclusion of all species-specific stage ontologies in the composite-metazoan release
2014-06-21 release
Various improvements to facial muscles and supporting skeletal structures from FEED project, plus assorted minor changes
Representing Kidney Development Using the Gene Ontology
This paper describes the development of the renal portion of the Gene Ontology and subsequent annotation and analysis
/releases/2014-06-15
This release includes some improvements to the representation of buccinator, orbicularis oris and digastric muscles, based on the Mammalian Feeding ontology FEED. A number of improvements were made to the skeletal system, continued implementation a standard pattern for endocondral bones with particular attention to the ribs and vertebrae. A number of new classes for a variety of systems have been added, including term requests for ENCODE. This release also marks the debut of the platypus bill.