Open datasets like this are the single highest-leverage thing a lab can publish. Papers age, data compounds.

This matches my experience. Also: never buy a -80 freezer sight unseen.

Add: get the material transfer agreement signed before shipping, not after. Customs asks for paperwork, not for vibes.

Counterpoint: undocumented data compounds confusion. The README here is genuinely good, which is why it works.

Started my lab entirely on auction equipment. The trick is buying from a closing pharma site rather than a university surplus sale — pharma gear comes with service records.

The border question has no general answer. It is per-country, per-organism, and sometimes per-customs-officer. Talk to the receiving institution first, always.