Ten quick tips for sharing open genomic data.

As sequencing prices drop, genomic data accumulates-seemingly at a steadily increasing pace. Most genomic data potentially have value beyond the initial purpose-but only if shared with the scientific community. This, of course, is often easier said than done. Some of the challenges in sharing genomi...

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Main Authors: Anne V Brown, Jacqueline D Campbell, Teshale Assefa, David Grant, Rex T Nelson, Nathan T Weeks, Steven B Cannon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-12-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006472
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Summary:As sequencing prices drop, genomic data accumulates-seemingly at a steadily increasing pace. Most genomic data potentially have value beyond the initial purpose-but only if shared with the scientific community. This, of course, is often easier said than done. Some of the challenges in sharing genomic data include data volume (raw file sizes and number of files), complexities, formats, nomenclatures, metadata descriptions, and the choice of a repository. In this paper, we describe 10 quick tips for sharing open genomic data.
ISSN:1553-734X
1553-7358