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. 2018 Dec 27;14(12):e1006472.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1006472. eCollection 2018 Dec.

Ten quick tips for sharing open genomic data

Anne V Brown  1 , Jacqueline D Campbell  2 , Teshale Assefa  3 , David Grant  1 , Rex T Nelson  1 , Nathan T Weeks  1 , Steven B Cannon  1
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Ten quick tips for sharing open genomic data

Anne V Brown et al. PLoS Comput Biol. .

Abstract

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.

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I have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service is my employer.

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