[Next-Generation Sequencing Book]
  • [Photo] J.W. Bizzaro • April 30, 2003
    An article by Carina Dennis:

    ``Researchers working on large-scale publicly funded genome-sequencing projects must release their data as soon as possible, without imposing restrictions on the use of the information, say guidelines from two of the main funders of such work.

    ``The US National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) this week issued a draft revision to its policy on the use of data from large-scale genome projects. Existing rules prohibit users from publishing a whole-genome analysis before the sequencers' initial publication on the complete genome. `That restriction will be removed and will not be present in any other genome databases that we support,' says the institute's director, Francis Collins.

    ``The move follows discussions at a meeting of sequencers, bioinformatics researchers and journal editors last month in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, aimed at resolving disagreements over data access. The revision is expected to be approved by the institute's advisory council in May.''

    Full story:
    http://www.nature.com/cgi-taf/DynaPage.taf?file=/nature/journal/v421/n6926/full/421877a_fs.html

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