The Bermuda Principles were developed from 1996-1998 during the international Human Genome Project (HGP). Their major purpose was to promote the rapid, electronic sharing of DNA sequences generated by the HGP. The Principles were adopted as policies by several government agencies participating in the HGP. They have since served as a model for polices promoting the rapid sharing of research data. From 2010-2013, the Center for Public Genomics (in collaboration with the University of Adelaide) conducted a research project exploring the origins and implications of the Bermuda Principles. This work was funded primarily by the National Human Genome Research Institute (P50 HG 003391), with supplementary funds from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and the United States Studies Centre (USSC) at the University of Sydney. The main researchers were (1) Kathryn Maxson, Duke University; (2) Rachel Ankeny, University of Adelaide; and (3) Robert Cook-Deegan, Duke University.

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Subcommunity keywords: Human Genome Project, HGP, interview, Bermuda Principles, Bermuda Accord, International Strategy Meetings on Human Genome Sequencing, data sharing, science policy, genomics, genome, genome sequence, genetics, DNA sequence, DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid, NIH, National Institutes of Health, DOE, Department of Energy