This project assembles human genomic data from various sources and types of tests, contributed by private individuals and crowd-source funded research. If necessary, existing data will also be converted into standard formats that can be viewed in genome browsers. The INSDC can then serve as an open repository for the world, making the data publicly available for use in population genetics, ancestry, finding genetic matches, forensics, medical research, blood and bone marrow donations and any other studies that advance science and contribute to the public good. This will provide free, unlimited, and perpetual data storage for genomic data that is freely accessible to the public. Human DNA sequences and microbiome data donated by private individuals will be associated with a single sample ID, which the subjects can use to access their data and anonymously receive and respond to inquiries, if they choose. Data for one individual, obtained at different points in time and from different tests, can then have an external link to information about the subject’s ancestry and phenotype, to be provided, edited, and updated by the subjects themselves. The data will be used to create and update open phylogenies for all human non-recombining segments, on the autosomes as well as on the X and Y chromosomes and mitochondrial DNA. This project gives everyone, not just academics, an opportunity to participate in and help fund scientific discoveries, without any restrictions on the publication of data, without financial or other conflicts of interest, and without the limitations imposed by the use of private databases. Furthermore, everyone will receive proper credit for their contributions. This will enable and give incentives for the rapid free sharing of large amounts of personal genomic data with the entire world, which will catalyze an exponential growth in the advancement of human genomics research.
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