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The US Department of Energy's genome site provides information about US involvement in the Human Genome Project (HGP). The website includes basic information about the HGP, educational resources and a section on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues (ELSI), There is also information about the GTL (formerly Genomes To Life) programme, which will explore practial applications of genomic information.

E-BioSci is a "platform for access and retrieval of full text and factual information in the Life Sciences" run by the European Molecular Biology Organisation. As well as networking online journals, it also provides access to life science databases, such as those with genomic data. The finished product is still in development, but a prototype is already available.

The European Bioinformatics Institute is a non-profit academic organisation that forms part of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). Its mission is to ensure that the growing body of information from molecular biology and genome research is placed in the public domain and is accessible freely to all facets of the scientific community in ways that promote scientific progress. The EBI is also a centre for research and services in bioinformatics, and manages databases of fully sequenced and published genomes.

The journal Genome Biology is published by BioMedCentral, and offers free access to primary research articles and a preprint depository to which authors may submit work for free distribution over the web. It aims to provide an international forum for the dissemination, discussion and critical review of information about all areas of biology informed by genomic research. As well as publishing primary research, the journal features regular systematic reviews, critical assessments, reports, research news and commentary.

The Genome News Network is published by The Center for the Advancement of Genomics, and aims to be a lively, trusted online magazine that covers important developments in genomics research around the world. It is updated on a fortnightly basis with news and feature stories about human medicine, agriculture, microbes, and biotechnology, among other current topics. The website also features a guide to sequenced genomes and an interactive timeline of key events in genetic research.

Nature's Genome Gateway is the journal's contribution to making genomic information freely accessible to the whole research community. It includes a library of original research papers from Nature and Nature Genetics, and a news service. Additionally, a special section on the human genome was added to mark publication of its initial sequencing and analysis.

PLoS Medicine is an open-access journal published by the nonprofit organisation Public Library of Science. It publishes original research, reviews, and 'policy forum' pieces on a wide range of health science topics including malaria.

The Structural Genomics Consortium is a not-for-profit company that aims to determine the three dimensional structures of proteins of medical relevance, and place them in the public domain without restriction. The project has over four hundred structures in its Protein Data Bank and operates from laboratories at the Universities of Toronto and Oxford.  The Canadian and British sponsor the Consortium from both the public and private sectors, including the Wellcome Trust, GlaxoSmithKline and Genome Canada.

The Human Genome website - run by the Wellcome Trust - aims to provide an accessible, balanced and up-to-date account of progress in understanding the human genome and the application of this understanding in medical, personal and social arenas. The site has sections on: the genome, genes and the body, tackling disease, and genetics and society. Each section has news, feature and background articles. There is also a multimedia 'chromosome browser' and a guide to genome research technologies.

The online Genomic Resource Centre has been developed by the WHO Human Genetics Programme to provide information and build awareness of human genomics. The website includes sections tailored to the main stakeholder groups: the public and patients, health professionals, and policymakers. There is also information about the ethical, legal and social implications of genomics and updates on the latest genomic research.