Genetic databases in the era of ‘DSI’ benefit-sharing
Mathieu Rouard, Amber Hartman Scholz, Michael Halewood
Abstract
Genetic databases drive research by enabling open access. Recently, parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity agreed on new rules for sharing benefits from the use of digital sequence information (DSI) which upholds open access, and also imposed new requirements for data depositors, database managers, and users.
Topics & Concepts
DatabaseBiologyConvention on Biological DiversityData sharingDiversity (politics)Computer scienceBiodiversityEcologyPathologyAnthropologyMedicineAlternative medicineSociologyResearch Data Management PracticesEnvironmental DNA in Biodiversity StudiesCancer Genomics and Diagnostics