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Discover the interesting world of rats, from their complex affective and cognitive capacities to their evolutionary history, in Science Magazine: tinyurl.com/289nvu2w! They are not just cute; these unsung heroes of science offer new insights into disease transmission and more.

The 21st Complex Trait Community & Rat Genomics Community (CTC-RG) meeting recordings and slides are now on RGD YouTube channel and program pages. Click here to learn more: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/ctc-rg-post… #CTCRG24

Global biodata resources are at risk - funding models are fragile and unsustainable. Support the GBC's Open Letter to call for solutions. Science leaders have already signed the letter, please join them. Read and sign the letter here bit.ly/3UT0c6n #biodatacounts

Exciting update! New rat reference assembly GRCr8 is published with 40× PacBio HiFi sequencing coverage and scaffolding using optical mapping and Hi-C. It features higher quality and adds 1100+ new protein-coding genes. For more: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39516046/

Thank you to leading scientists around the world for signing the GBC’s Open Letter calling for support to sustain global biodata resources.  If you haven’t already signed the letter, please do so.  Click the link bit.ly/3UT0c6n #biodatacounts #globalbiodata #openscience

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There’s still time to receive your 2025 RGD calendar within the continental US before the New Year! The last ship date of 2024 will be December 23. Visit rgd.mcw.edu/wg/2025-calend… put in your request for you and your lab today.

Rats dribbling, dunking, and stealing hearts 🏀🐀 Check out this video of rats from the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia, showing off their skills in honor of the 2010 Final Four. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=drnnul…

There’s still time to request your RGD Desktop Calendar! Designed with heartfelt appreciation as our thank-you for your support, it’s the perfect way to brighten your 2025. Don’t miss out—claim yours today! See the RGD news page for more details: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/2025-calend…

Apply Now! Join the NHGRI-funded Multi Omics NETwork Analysis Workshop (June 8–14, 2025 @ CU Anschutz) Center for Innovative Design and Analysis. Gain hands-on experience in cutting-edge multi-omics data integration tools! Only 30 spots-deadline 2/28/25. Details: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/mo/

Check out our latest paper in Database Oxford Journals "Standardized pipelines support and facilitate integration of diverse datasets at the Rat Genome Database." Learn how RGD enhances its multiomics data by integration with global genomics databases: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/pipelines/

New research uncovers 0.2Gb of novel sequence using a pangenome graph from 10x Genomics Linked-Read data in 31 recombinant inbred rats-rgd.mcw.edu/rgdweb/hrdp_pa… . Key variants link glucose/insulin levels to chromogranin expression, learn more here: tinyurl.com/bde4bb4v

ICYMI: The Alliance of Genome Resources hosted a webinar on Exploring Variants at the Alliance on February 20, presented by Jennifer Smith, Scientific Project Manager Rat Genome Database The recording is now available at: tinyurl.com/2uwmu4j4. For more: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/agr-webinar…

Happy #WorldRatDay! Rats are the unsung heroes of science, driving major human health advances! Listen to Freakonomics Radio’s episodes 'Sympathy for the Rat' 👉- freakonomics.com/podcast-tag/sy… & celebrate their impact!

Meet Ronin: the African giant pouched rat who’s sniffed out 109 landmines in Cambodia. His work highlights the power of rat's olfaction and cognition—key traits driving research in behavior and neurogenetics. Stay tuned for new rat behavior data from RGD! tinyurl.com/2uhshtx7

Rat Genome Database is excited to announce the new #Behavioral & #Substance Use Disorder Portal—your resource for data and tools on #behavior, #addiction, & more. Explore: rgd.mcw.edu/rgdweb/portal/… Learn more: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/behavior_po…

Biomedical research budget cuts at Harvard threaten FlyBase — known as the “Wikipedia of fruit fly research ,” fueling key discoveries in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, addiction, birth defects, and more. Details: tinyurl.com/4chpts9f #FlyBase

It’s time to pull out your cameras! Please send us your cute/fun high-res photos of rats to [email protected] Please submit by Friday, August 22, 2025. We'll send copies to photo contributors; see our website for details: rgd.mcw.edu/wg/rgd-2026-ca…