The document provides an update on the Genome in a Bottle (GIAB) Consortium. Key points include:
- New benchmark sets have been developed for mosaic variants, tandem repeats, and chromosomes X and Y using whole genome assemblies.
- Additional reference materials and samples are available, including a new tumor/normal cell line and over 50 products based on broadly consented genomes.
- Benchmarking methods are improving to better evaluate variant calling, including for structural variants and different data types like RNA sequencing.
- Future plans include developing more somatic benchmarks, assembling the HG002 genome to near perfection, and a searchable public data registry.