About

• 💾 Palaeogenomic data is routinely shared on public databases
• 🏷️ Metadata? Not so good…

The Minimum Information about any Ancient Sequence (MInAS) project aims to develop standardised metadata reporting schemes for any ancient DNA sample and sequencing data via community-based consensus and training.

Success

MInAS is now formally incorporated into the Genomics Standards Consortium's (GSC) MIxS as of version 7.0, and is in process of being implemented into genomic sequencing data repositories.

How to view

To view the latest version of the MInAS schema, please see the MInAS DataHarmonizer, or see the pages of the dedicated 'ancient' extension collection of terms.

Use the 'Template' dropdown to select a relevant combination, and the help sidebar for metadata term definitions.

For more details see the drafts pages.

🤝 We are actively looking for other palaeogenomic communities and groups to get involved with the project - please see Get Involved if you are interested.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 The MInAS project was originally spearheaded by the SPAAM Community, however has developed it's own community encompassing all areas of palaeogenomics.

❓ For more information, see our communication channels in [Get Involved]contact.md).