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Type of site | Disciplinary repository |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | GigaScience/China National GeneBank |
| URL | gigadb |
| Launched | 2011 |
| Current status | Active |
Content license | CC0 |
GigaDB (GigaScience DataBase) is a disciplinary repository launched in 2011[1] with the aim of ensuring long-term access to massive multidimensional datasets from life science and biomedical science studies. The datasets are diverse and include genomic, transcriptomic, and imaging data. The datasets are curated by GigaDB biocurators who are employed by BGI and China National GeneBank.
In its inception, GigaDB was designed as the supporting archive for large-scale research data submitted to the GigaScience Press data journals GigaScience and Gigabyte whose focus are on ensuring reproducibility and reusability of biological and biomedical research. The scope of GigaDB has broadened to include computational research objects such as synthetic data, software and workflows.[2] The database uses Genomics Standard Consortium (GSC)-approved sample attributes and standards, also collaborating with the GSC to ensure data are comprehensive and discoverable.[3] Datasets hosted in GigaDB are defined as a group of files and metadata that support a specific article or study. For each published GigaDB dataset, a DataCite digital object identifier is assigned and the data are indexed and discoverable in NCBI Datamed and the Clarivate Analytics Data Citation Index. GigaDB has also collaborated with Repositive to boost the discoverability of their human datasets.[4]
- ^ Sneddon TP, Li P, Edmunds SC (July 2012). "GigaDB: announcing the GigaScience database". GigaScience. 1 (1): 11. doi:10.1186/2047-217X-1-11. PMC 3626507. PMID 23587345.
- ^ Xiao SZ, Armit C, Edmunds S, Goodman L, Li P, Tuli MA, Hunter CI (January 2019). "Increased interactivity and improvements to the GigaScience database, GigaDB". Database. 2019: baz016. doi:10.1093/database/baz016. PMC 6376146. PMID 30753480.
- ^ Armit C, Tuli MA, Hunter CI (June 2022). "A Decade of GigaScience: GigaDB and the Open Data Movement". GigaScience. 11. doi:10.1093/gigascience/giac053. PMC 9197680. PMID 35701374.
- ^ "Repositive developing premium gene data collaboration platform for drug researchers". biopharma-reporter.com. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 2019-07-01.