PLoS Biology (Nov 2023)

No assembly required: Time for stronger, simpler publishing standards for DNA sequences.

  • B W Thuronyi,
  • Erika A DeBenedictis,
  • Jeffrey E Barrick

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002376
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 11
p. e3002376

Abstract

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Uniformly accessible DNA sequences are needed to improve experimental reproducibility and automation. Rather than descriptions of how engineered DNA is assembled, publishers should require complete and empirically validated sequences.