About INSDC

About

The International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration (INSDC) is a global collaboration of independent governmental or non-profit organisations that manage nucleotide sequence databases capturing and preserving nucleotide sequence information and annotations to create a comprehensive collection that preserves the scientific record and enables broad sharing of such data. INSDC Members provide data resources that include raw sequence reads and alignments, structured metadata describing investigated samples such as taxonomic information, experimental, and project design, assembled nucleotide sequence data with functional annotation, and sequence-derived analyses. INSDC Members exchange data and make exchanged data freely accessible without restrictive licensing as part of the scientific record, including all corrections and updates.