The human genome project depends intensively on electronic collection and dissemination of information. In this respect, it arguably foreshadows much future scientific research. Its dependence on electronic collection and dissemination of information also poses strenuous challenges to current databaseand workflow-management technology. We discuss these challenges as they arise in community data...

Sequence of the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) genome should be a high priority. The chimpanzee genome sequence will have a major impact on our understanding of human disease, human evolution, and human population genetics. We propose that the first phase of a project to obtain chimpanzee sequence consist of 3-4X whole-genome shotgun coverage, with the sequence obtained from multiple individuals ...