Cargando…
The critical importance of vouchers in genomics
A voucher is a permanently preserved specimen that is maintained in an accessible collection. In genomics, vouchers serve as the physical evidence for the taxonomic identification of genome assemblies. Unfortunately, the vast majority of vertebrate genomes stored in the GenBank database do not refer...
Autores principales: | , , , |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
2021
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8186901/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34061026 http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.68264 |
_version_ | 1783705036291833856 |
---|---|
author | Buckner, Janet C Sanders, Robert C Faircloth, Brant C Chakrabarty, Prosanta |
author_facet | Buckner, Janet C Sanders, Robert C Faircloth, Brant C Chakrabarty, Prosanta |
author_sort | Buckner, Janet C |
collection | PubMed |
description | A voucher is a permanently preserved specimen that is maintained in an accessible collection. In genomics, vouchers serve as the physical evidence for the taxonomic identification of genome assemblies. Unfortunately, the vast majority of vertebrate genomes stored in the GenBank database do not refer to voucher specimens. Here, we urge researchers generating new genome assemblies to deposit voucher specimens in accessible, permanent research collections, and to link these vouchers to publications, public databases, and repositories. We also encourage scientists to deposit voucher specimens in order to recognize the work of local field biologists and promote a diverse and inclusive knowledge base, and we recommend best practices for voucher deposition to prevent taxonomic errors and ensure reproducibility and legality in genetic studies. |
format | Online Article Text |
id | pubmed-8186901 |
institution | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
language | English |
publishDate | 2021 |
publisher | eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd |
record_format | MEDLINE/PubMed |
spelling | pubmed-81869012021-06-09 The critical importance of vouchers in genomics Buckner, Janet C Sanders, Robert C Faircloth, Brant C Chakrabarty, Prosanta eLife Genetics and Genomics A voucher is a permanently preserved specimen that is maintained in an accessible collection. In genomics, vouchers serve as the physical evidence for the taxonomic identification of genome assemblies. Unfortunately, the vast majority of vertebrate genomes stored in the GenBank database do not refer to voucher specimens. Here, we urge researchers generating new genome assemblies to deposit voucher specimens in accessible, permanent research collections, and to link these vouchers to publications, public databases, and repositories. We also encourage scientists to deposit voucher specimens in order to recognize the work of local field biologists and promote a diverse and inclusive knowledge base, and we recommend best practices for voucher deposition to prevent taxonomic errors and ensure reproducibility and legality in genetic studies. eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd 2021-06-01 /pmc/articles/PMC8186901/ /pubmed/34061026 http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.68264 Text en © 2021, Buckner et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use and redistribution provided that the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Genetics and Genomics Buckner, Janet C Sanders, Robert C Faircloth, Brant C Chakrabarty, Prosanta The critical importance of vouchers in genomics |
title | The critical importance of vouchers in genomics |
title_full | The critical importance of vouchers in genomics |
title_fullStr | The critical importance of vouchers in genomics |
title_full_unstemmed | The critical importance of vouchers in genomics |
title_short | The critical importance of vouchers in genomics |
title_sort | critical importance of vouchers in genomics |
topic | Genetics and Genomics |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8186901/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34061026 http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.68264 |
work_keys_str_mv | AT bucknerjanetc thecriticalimportanceofvouchersingenomics AT sandersrobertc thecriticalimportanceofvouchersingenomics AT fairclothbrantc thecriticalimportanceofvouchersingenomics AT chakrabartyprosanta thecriticalimportanceofvouchersingenomics AT bucknerjanetc criticalimportanceofvouchersingenomics AT sandersrobertc criticalimportanceofvouchersingenomics AT fairclothbrantc criticalimportanceofvouchersingenomics AT chakrabartyprosanta criticalimportanceofvouchersingenomics |