[OWW-SC] Why we must replace Genbank

[Tom Knight]

You can't even include the important references in new sequence 
submissions!!

Begin forwarded message:

> From: gb-admin at ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
> Date: November 7, 2006 12:21:07 PM EST
> To: tk at mit.edu
> Subject: GenBank EF036510-EF036511
>
> Dear Dr. Knight:
>
> As per your correspondence:
>
>> I notice that the references have been deleted from this entry.  The
>> references give important information about the source and utility of
>> this construct, and should be included, in my opinion.
>
> REFERENCES on GenBank entries should be directly about the provided
> nucleotide sequence and include at least one of the submitting authors.
> Therefore, these references were removed from your submissions.
>
> Thank you for your understanding in this matter.
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Susan Schafer PhD
> The GenBank Submissions Staff
> Bethesda, Maryland USA
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