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The European Nucleotide Archive in 2026.
Nucleic Acids Research · · Journal Article
Rahman, Ahamed + more
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In 2026, the European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) strengthens open submission, archiving, and reuse by adopting INSDC minimum specifications, expanding checklists, and progressing GFF3 annotations.
- Why it matters: Rapid growth in sequencing data, broader data types, and more demanding metadata and cross-discipline links create ongoing pressure on archive standards and interoperability.
- What they did: ENA enhanced services by adopting the INSDC minimum specification, introducing new sample checklists and collaborating on an experiment checklist, and progressing GFF3 implementation for annotations.
- The result: Updates to incremental indexing, SRA read removal, and continued broker community support improve sustainability and data access while ENA engages on Access and Benefit Sharing requirements.
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