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Publisher Correction: DNA sequencing at 40: past, present and future
Jay Shendure1,2, Shankar Balasubramanian3,4, George M Church5
1Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA. shendure@u.washington.edu.
Nature
|April 6, 2019
Summary
This review highlights critical errors in publication dates and database attributions. Correcting these details ensures accurate historical context for genomic databases like GenBank.
Area of Science:
- Bioinformatics
- Genomic Databases
- Scientific Publishing
Context:
- The review identifies specific factual inaccuracies within a published scientific article.
- Errors pertain to the publication year of a reference and the naming conventions of major genomic sequence archives.
Purpose:
- To detail and correct factual errors in a scientific review.
- To ensure accurate representation of the history and coordination of major genomic databases.
Summary:
- Reference 54's publication year should be 2005, not 2015.
- Genomic database entries in Box 2 require correction to reflect coordinated launches (GenBank/ENA/DDBJ in 1982, NCBI/ENA Short Read Archives in 2007).
Impact:
- Ensures the integrity and accuracy of scientific literature.
- Provides a corrected historical record for key bioinformatics resources.
- Facilitates clearer understanding of genomic data archival history.
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