CZ:Proposals/Create a page for all notable genes in the human genome

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Driver: Andrew Su

Complete explanation

This proposal was previously discussed on the forum in late 2007, so please read that thread for context. (If there are questions which are not addressed there, please let me know and I will expand here.) The proposal was tabled at that time due to uncertainty around the licensing of CZ content.

Past discussions:

• Forum: [1]
• Mailing list: [2]

Previously-raised issues:

• License solved...
• Does the existence of similar WP pages reduce (or increase) enthusiasm?
• Does creation of up to 10k pages render the "Random page" link useless (or at least horribly biased)?
• Are there enough biologists and geneticists so that this effort won't stagnate?

Reasoning

This would be a relatively unique tool in biology. All existing gene portals are "top-down" from centralized "gene annotation authorities". Of course, those authorities are a bottleneck for sharing new findings in a gene-centric web database. Looking several years down the road, I hope each of these stubs evolves into a gene-specific review article on every gene in the human genome.

I say relatively unique since one version of this project is now nearing completion at WP. Approximately 9500 pages are currently in existence (listed here: [3]). Some CZ users previously expressed concern about whether CZ should embark on this project given the similar/parallel WP effort , and that certainly should be discussed again below. (But note that this rationale was not the reason we did not move forward previously.)

Implementation

As I see it:

1. Discuss to decide if this project is appropriate for CZ. (If no, end here.)
2. Finalize a format, perhaps continuing the use of APP as the model.
3. Find a willing programmer (ideally an undergrad or master's student interested in a cool project).
4. Make the pages.

Assuming Step 3 doesn't drag on too long, I'd estimate that the whole project take approximately six months.

Discussion

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