<p>I'm relatively new in this area. Is there instances where published public domain data is reanalysed similar to its original context and reported? Are such papers accepted by well known journals?</p>

<p>As technology and our understanding improves we can generate more information but are there any interest to reanalyse published data? How about ethics? Bioinformatics allows this oppurtunity to analyse or extend existing pool of knowledge but I haven't seen much people out there except those involved in large scale projects/collaborations. Please share your experiences or any papers that are relevant.</p>

<p>Public data is re-used in new publications in a variety of ways, so I would say this is one of the core features of bioinformatics. Of course, the data should then be used either: </p>

<ul>
<li>to correct old features, or</li>
<li>to show new characteristics.</li>
</ul>

<p>I would say the latter has much more chances of being published, except if the corrections are substantial.</p>

<p>Just for fun, and because I think public data is very important for the development of the bioinformatics field, I will quote what one of my previous advisors would say: "Of course most of what we do should be called 'parasitic bioinformatics'. After all, we keep using public data -- generated by other people -- to answer our own questions!"</p>

<p>I could give you an enormous list of papers re-analysing public data :-)</p>
