Title: Wellcome Trust press release about sequencing data | Credit: Wellcome Library, London.

Wellcome Trust press release announcing agreement about early data release, 17th April 1996

Wellcome Library | Object | Human Genome Project

The decisions agreed in Bermuda regarding the release of human genome sequence data were formalised and made public; making the principle of sharing data a clear directive for this research and emphasising the openness and transparency at the heart of this international and collaborative project. This was a milestone in biomedical research and has changed the way collaborative projects are conducted today.