IBM Transforms the Art of Scientific Expeditions

IBM Transforms the Art of Scientific Expeditions

IBM today said it has begun deploying new customized data gathering software technologies as part of its contribution to the Genographic Project, a landmark five year study in partnership with the National Geographic Society, to gather and analyze the largest number of human DNA samples to map how the earth was populated.

The field collection technology is revolutionizing the Genographic geneticists’ ability to collect, manage, store and securely transmit background data on sample participants in every corner of the globe. The systems are being deployed on six continents to scientists from prominent international institutions charged with conducting genetic field research.

“This is a giant leap forward for field expeditions everywhere,” said Dr. Spencer Wells, Genographic Project Director and an Explorer-in-Residence at National Geographic Society. “IBM is helping to greatly advance and expedite quality sampling while providing our Project investigators and indigenous groups themselves peace of mind that the information they are gathering is securely stored and protected.”

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