XenneX, a division of LifeMap Sciences, and BioTime have announced the availability of GeneCards Version 3.08.

The new release includes more than 94,500 gene entries, displays about 52,000 non-protein-coding RNA genes and also shows considerably expanded tissue proteome abundance diagrams.

LifeMap Sciences president and CEO David Warshawsky said, "The synergy between GeneCards and MalaCards is going to enhance basic research as well as the discovery and development of diagnostics and therapeutics."

The new product allows a better view of cellular gene networks with the expansion of pathways section to six data sources.

Additional enhancements include finely-tuned advanced search and batch query, a better disease section and new gene-related research reagents, including human, mouse and rat products from different providers.