DNA Data Bank of Japan (DDBJ) in collaboration with mass sequencing teams

We at DDBJ (http://www.ddbj.nig.ac.jp) process and publicise the massive am ounts of data submitted mainly by Japanese genome projects and sequencing t eams. It is emphasised that the collaboration between data producing teams and the data bank is crucial in carrying out these processes smoothly. The amount of data submitted in 1999 is so large that it alone exceeds the tota l amount submitted in the preceding 10 years. To cope with this situation, we have developed tools not only for processing such massive amounts of dat a but also for efficiently retrieving data on demand.