+Beta Release 0.1.18 (2 September, 2011)
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+Notable changes in samtools:
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+ * Support the new =/X CIGAR operators (by Peter Cock).
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+ * Allow to subsample BAM while keeping the pairing intact (view -s).
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+ * Implemented variant distance bias as a new filter (by Petr Danecek).
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+ * Bugfix: huge memory usage during indexing
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+ * Bugfix: use of uninitialized variable in mpileup (rare)
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+ * Bugfix: wrong BAQ probability (rare)
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+Notable changes in bcftools:
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+ * Support indel in the contrast caller.
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+ * Bugfix: LRT2=nan in rare cases
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+(0.1.18: 2 September 2011, r982:295)
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