A clash over access to and use of genetic sequence data (GSD) is currently brewing on several international fronts. To date, GSD has been routinely deposited in open-source databases such as GenBank of the National Center for Biotechnology Information, DNA Data Bank of Japan, and the European Nucleotide Archive. Access to GSD within these databases is typically free and unrestricted, as DNA Banks have not imposed conditions on those who access this information for research or commercial activities. That practice has advanced research and development in synthetic biology and other areas, but it is now being challenged at the international level.
Originally published in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News - May 10, 2017.
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