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GA4GH

GA4GH is the standards body for genomic and health-related data exchange, formed in 2013 by more than 400 institutions. Rather than one specification it publishes a family: htsget for streaming reads and variants, refget for reference sequences, DRS for data repository addressing, WES and TES for remote workflow and task execution, Beacon for variant discovery, and Passports/AAI for federated researcher authorization. Each is a genuine API specification with a defined HTTP surface.

Industry: Genomics

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#Genomics #Life Sciences #Interoperability #API Standard #Federation
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Slug ga4gh
Created 2013
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