It provides a summary of research to date as well as identifies future research trends in genomics. The Human Genome Initiative is an international research program for the creation of detailed genetic and physical maps of the human genome. As recently announced, the first step of the project sequencing the genome is almost complete. There are approximately three billion chemical letters that make up the human genome. Data mining involves organizing and analyzing data to achieve the insight required for practical applications such as medical advancements.
Data mining presents a great opportunity for Canada in the field of bioinformatics.
Together with the strong talent pool of computer scientists coming out of Canadian universities, we have the essential components for bioinformatics - people. The concept is quite simple by placing software on the Internet for people to view and update, it evolves. By posting it on the web, we are encouraging updates and comments from the genetic community. We want this document to become a living, breathing tool that we can use to shape the field of database mining in genome research.