NCBI GenBank Complete: Annotated Public DNA Sequences

GenBank is the NIH genetic sequence database, an annotated collection of all publicly available DNA sequences. It is part of the International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration, which includes the DNA DataBank of Japan and the European Nucleotide Archive, with daily data exchange. This dataset has been processed into a parquet format by the author 'pulmo' and was last updated on the platform in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Training sequence-to-function models based on annotated DNA sequences.
• Developing large language models for genomics using the extensive text-based annotations.
• Comparative genomics research based on the comprehensive, publicly available sequence collection.
• Building tools for automated sequence annotation and classification.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative NIH GenBank database.
• Part of a major international collaboration ensuring broad coverage and daily updates.
• Dataset has been processed into a modern parquet format for efficient access.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count, file size, and specific license details are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last platform update is dated in the future (2026-05 02).

Provenance

Source

National Institutes of Health (NIH) GenBank, part of the International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration (INSDC).

Collection Method

Daily exchange and aggregation from INSDC partners (DDBJ, ENA, GenBank).

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated on the platform 2026-05-02 00:06:33; data exchange within the INSDC occurs daily.

Geography

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