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11/02/11 14:16 Filed in: GenomeWeb Daily Scan
Submitted by S. Pelech - Kinexus on Fri, 02/11/2011 - 14:16.
While I have commented here previously on the dearth of proteomics data with respect to protein regulation and function, there remains of wealth of largely ignored genomics and proteomics data available in many open-access repositories on-line. While standardization is a larger issue in some of the other scientific disciplines, a great deal of progress on this front has already been made for those engaged in biomolecular research. The real problem is the lack of expertise available within the scientific community to interpret the data from system-wide analyses with our powerful new tools. In the language of life, each of the ~23,000 genes/proteins encoded by the human genome is like a noun with its own special meaning. The possible interactions and functions of these proteins are akin to verbs. If we want to make real progress in understanding how cells work, a lot more researchers will need to markedly expand their biomolecular vocabularies. Otherwise, we will have a lot of data, but little knowledge.
Link to the original blog post.
While I have commented here previously on the dearth of proteomics data with respect to protein regulation and function, there remains of wealth of largely ignored genomics and proteomics data available in many open-access repositories on-line. While standardization is a larger issue in some of the other scientific disciplines, a great deal of progress on this front has already been made for those engaged in biomolecular research. The real problem is the lack of expertise available within the scientific community to interpret the data from system-wide analyses with our powerful new tools. In the language of life, each of the ~23,000 genes/proteins encoded by the human genome is like a noun with its own special meaning. The possible interactions and functions of these proteins are akin to verbs. If we want to make real progress in understanding how cells work, a lot more researchers will need to markedly expand their biomolecular vocabularies. Otherwise, we will have a lot of data, but little knowledge.
Link to the original blog post.