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--></style></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Dear all<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>We will have a joint REST server for Ensembl and Ensembl Genomes (rest.ensembl.org) as of Ensembl 96 / Ensembl Genomes 43, scheduled for April. We will retire rest.ensemblgenomes.org at the same time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>While we appreciate that this change will require you to update existing scripts and pipelines, we believe this is a positive move as all species available across all taxonomic divisions in Ensembl and Ensembl Genomes are now available through a single interface.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Please find all details in our blog, to help you to plan any required modifications ahead of the releases:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.ensembl.info/2019/03/08/joint-rest-server-for-ensembl-and-ensembl-genomes-in-ensembl-96/">http://www.ensembl.info/2019/03/08/joint-rest-server-for-ensembl-and-ensembl-genomes-in-ensembl-96/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Astrid<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>On behalf of the Ensembl team</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>--<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dr Astrid Gall<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Ensembl Outreach Officer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>European Molecular Biology Laboratory - European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), main building<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wellcome Genome Campus<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hinxton, Cambridge<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>CB10 1SD<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>United Kingdom<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>