Created by: tgrego
Description
This is a copy of https://github.com/Ensembl/ensembl/pull/458 against master.
Use case
Describe the problem. Please provide an example representing the motivation behind the need for having these changes in place.
Benefits
If applicable, describe the advantages the changes will have.
Possible Drawbacks
If applicable, describe any possible undesirable consequence of the changes.
Testing
Have you added/modified unit tests to test the changes?
If so, do the tests pass/fail?
Have you run the entire test suite and no regression was detected?