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See the five most recent FlyNome entries.
December 2007
Started using ads from Google Adsense to attempt to cover hosting fees.
January 2004
FlyNome is featured in the new WebWatch column of BioTechniques. January 2004 issue (Volume 36, No. 1).
All of 2003
The FlyNome Curator has left the world of Drosophila research. However, he continues to maintain the site.
July 2002
ISI selects FlyNome for inclusion in Current Web Contents, a new section of Current Contents Connect.
May 2002
FlyNome is featured in On the Web... in Genetic Engineering News. May 15, 2002 issue.
March 2002
FlyNome is featured in The Scientist (free registration required). March 4, 2002 issue.
February 2002
FlyNome is featured in Science Magazine's NetWatch (free registration required). February 1, 2002 issue.
February 2002
Added a FAQ, search page buttons and link to Request an Entry when no results are found. Altered searching parameters to also look for gene symbol when search of gene name is specified.
December 2001
Fixed some case sensitivity errors and flynome.org cookies.
November 2001
FlyNome version 1.0 goes live with limited publicity.
July 2001
FlyNome beta is made available to Drosophila researchers known to the developer.
June 2001
The alpha2 version of FlyNome is opened to a very limited user test.
May 2001
The alpha version of FlyNome is presented as a class project.
April 2001
The domains flynome.com and flynome.org are registered.
February - May 2001
Curator takes the class Web Development with JavaScript, PERL and SQL at NYU.
Sometime before 2001
The idea for FlyNome is developed due to frustration. Why is there no central repository of the stories behind Drosophila gene names?