Opinion: Why we need a centralized repository for isotopic data
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
By: Jonathan N. Pauli, Seth D. Newsome, Joseph A. Cook, Chris Harrod, Shawn A. Steffan, Christopher J. O. Baker, Merav Ben-David, David Bloom, Gabriel J. Bowen, Thure E. Cerling, Carla Cicero, Craig Cook, Michelle Dohm, Prarthana S. Dharampal, Gary Graves, Robert Gropp, Keith A. Hobson, Chris Jordan, Bruce MacFadden, Suzanne Pilaar Birch, Jorrit Poelen, Sujeevan Ratnasingham, Laura Russell, Craig A. Stricker, Mark D. Uhen, Christopher T. Yarnes, and Brian Hayden
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Abstract
Stable isotopes encode and integrate the origin of matter; thus, their analysis offers tremendous potential to address questions across diverse scientific disciplines (1, 2). Indeed, the broad applicability of stable isotopes, coupled with advancements in high-throughput analysis, have created a scientific field that is growing exponentially, and generating data at a rate paralleling the explosive rise of DNA sequencing and genomics (3). Centralized data repositories, such as GenBank, have become increasingly important as a means for archiving information, and “Big Data” analytics of these resources are revolutionizing science and everyday life.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Opinion: Why we need a centralized repository for isotopic data |
| Series title | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
| DOI | 10.1073/pnas.1701742114 |
| Volume | 114 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Publication Date | March 21, 2017 |
| Year Published | 2017 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | PNAS |
| Contributing office(s) | Fort Collins Science Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 2997 |
| Last page | 3001 |