Tags: Biological Database, Database.
The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) is a public research project launched by the US National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) in September 2003.Intended as a follow-up to the Human Genome Project (Genomic Research) the ENCODE project aims to identify all functional elements in the human genome.The project involves a worldwide consortium of research groups and data generated from this project can be accessed through public databases.