20 years after the first human genome release, where are we heading?
On February 2021 we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the release of the first human genome. That has been a milestone output of the Human …
Data Upcycling, powered by EGA
At European Genome-phenome Archive we stand for efficient and secure sharing of human genomic data. Data upcycling can create some virtuous paths with an amazing …
Gut microbiome dynamics unravelled with metagenomics sequencing
Author: Teresa D’Altri It has been already several years since we discovered that microbial therapeutics like Faecal Microbiota Transplantation can be used to treat Clostridium difficile infection …
The Federated EGA network
Generation of human genomic and phenotypic data is increasing at an exponential rate and with it, the need for efficient data management and secure sharing. …
Reading about genomic analysis of Pan-Neuroblastoma
Author: Teresa D’Altri There are virtually no research fields that do not benefit from the large-scale genomic analysis that are so popular nowadays. For research …
Out with the Java, in with the Python – new EGA data download client unveiled
We will shortly be deprecating the Java-based download client also known as API V2. The Java client began its life at the back end of …
GCAT | Genomes for life
The GCAT project is a prospective cohort study that was designed to recruit the general population of Catalonia, the north-east region of Spain. This study …
Federated discovery and sharing of genomic data using Beacons
The Beacon Project is a Global Alliance for Genomics & Health (GA4GH) initiative that enables genomic and clinical data sharing across federated networks. The project …
Data Use Ontology (DUO) at EGA
For those of you that follow the updates of GA4GH you will have seen the unanimous approval of the steering committee for DUO to be …
EuCANCan: EUropean-CANadian Cancer network
The EUropean-CANadian Cancer network (EuCANCan) is a project aiming to develop a federated network of aligned and interoperable infrastructures for the homogeneous analysis, management and …