The Human Cell Atlas

Nature article: The Human Cell Atlas: from vision to reality

18 October 2017

An ambitious project to map all the cells in the human body gets officially under way, and the atlas will be built as an open global resource. 

The ups and downs of data sharing in science

NATURE | EDITORIAL :

The ups and downs of data sharing in science

 Pooling clinical details helps doctors to diagnose rare diseases — but more sharing is needed.

21 June 2016

http://www.nature.com/news/the-ups-and-downs-of-data-sharing-in-science-1.20124

Uni Adelaide OGAR (MODC Project) hits children's television

Jimmy Breen featured Uni Adelaide OGAR (MODC Project) in children's television in Channel 10’s Scope TV - Starts at time code 17:07 (the OGAR database is at 18:27) http://tenplay.com.au/channel-eleven/scope/season-3/episode-73 

Online Ancient Genome Repository

Also known as: OAGR

See the data underlying this story on Research Data Australia

Human immune system data sharing and tools

Nature article:

The cell menagerie: human immune profiling

http://rdcu.be/d3kb

"Advances in technology are helping scientists to dive deeper into the inner workings of single cells and carry out analysis on greater numbers of cells at once. Efforts in data analysis, sharing and collaboration promise to enable work that is too expensive for individual labs."

Nature article: The DNA of a nation

The DNA of a nation - http://rdcu.be/dTla

 

The United Kingdom aims to sequence 100,000 human genomes by 2017. But screening them for disease-causing variants will require innovative software [and great data management].

"...The NHS already holds extensive clinical information on individuals, and pairing this with detailed genomic data will enable powerful insights into the links between medicine and genetics. Evidence that whole-genome interpretation can help in a wide range of disorders is mounting², and in the long term, Bell says, the goal is to make whole genomes part of regular NHS health records."