TY - JOUR T1 - The minimum information about a genome sequence (MIGS) specification JF - Nature biotechnologyNature biotechnology Y1 - 2008 A1 - Field, Dawn A1 - Garrity, George A1 - Gray, Tanya A1 - Morrison, Norman A1 - J. Selengut A1 - Sterk, Peter A1 - Tatusova, Tatiana A1 - Thomson, Nicholas A1 - Allen, Michael J. A1 - Angiuoli, Samuel V. A1 - Ashburner, Michael A1 - Axelrod, Nelson A1 - Baldauf, Sandra A1 - Ballard, Stuart A1 - Boore, Jeffrey A1 - Cochrane, Guy A1 - Cole, James A1 - Dawyndt, Peter A1 - De Vos, Paul A1 - DePamphilis, Claude A1 - Edwards, Robert A1 - Faruque, Nadeem A1 - Feldman, Robert A1 - Gilbert, Jack A1 - Gilna, Paul A1 - Glöckner, Frank Oliver A1 - Goldstein, Philip A1 - Guralnick, Robert A1 - Haft, Dan A1 - Hancock, David A1 - Hermjakob, Henning A1 - Hertz-Fowler, Christiane A1 - Hugenholtz, Phil A1 - Joint, Ian A1 - Kagan, Leonid A1 - Kane, Matthew A1 - Kennedy, Jessie A1 - Kowalchuk, George A1 - Kottmann, Renzo A1 - Kolker, Eugene A1 - Kravitz, Saul A1 - Kyrpides, Nikos A1 - Leebens-Mack, Jim A1 - Lewis, Suzanna E. A1 - Li, Kelvin A1 - Lister, Allyson L. A1 - Lord, Phillip A1 - Maltsev, Natalia A1 - Markowitz, Victor A1 - Martiny, Jennifer A1 - Methe, Barbara A1 - Mizrachi, Ilene A1 - Moxon, Richard A1 - Nelson, Karen A1 - Parkhill, Julian A1 - Proctor, Lita A1 - White, Owen A1 - Sansone, Susanna-Assunta A1 - Spiers, Andrew A1 - Stevens, Robert A1 - Swift, Paul A1 - Taylor, Chris A1 - Tateno, Yoshio A1 - Tett, Adrian A1 - Turner, Sarah A1 - Ussery, David A1 - Vaughan, Bob A1 - Ward, Naomi A1 - Whetzel, Trish A1 - San Gil, Ingio A1 - Wilson, Gareth A1 - Wipat, Anil KW - Chromosome mapping KW - Databases, Factual KW - information dissemination KW - Information Storage and Retrieval KW - Information Theory KW - Internationality AB - With the quantity of genomic data increasing at an exponential rate, it is imperative that these data be captured electronically, in a standard format. Standardization activities must proceed within the auspices of open-access and international working bodies. To tackle the issues surrounding the development of better descriptions of genomic investigations, we have formed the Genomic Standards Consortium (GSC). Here, we introduce the minimum information about a genome sequence (MIGS) specification with the intent of promoting participation in its development and discussing the resources that will be required to develop improved mechanisms of metadata capture and exchange. As part of its wider goals, the GSC also supports improving the 'transparency' of the information contained in existing genomic databases. VL - 26 N1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18464787?dopt=Abstract ER -