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Blood samples contain numerous components such as red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, and plasma. To ensure the integrity of stored whole blood...
The Significance of Biobanks in Genomics and Personalized Medicine Research
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Advances in omics technologies, largely powered by Next-generation sequencing applications (NGS), have expanded the role of biobanks in genomic and personalized medicine. Modern biobanks...
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In the last two decades, clinical research has grown exponentially; therefore, the demand for high-quality biological samples has increased, not to mention the last...
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I always understood that a biobank is not an investigation laboratory practice but rather an investigative support service. For this reason, process control is...
Defining biobanks: To be or not to be…… what was the question?
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Artificial Intelligence: The New Age of Biobanking and Medical Research
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Biobanks have a fundamental role to play in ensuring successful outcomes in clinical research by providing quality biosamples. They host donations of biological materials...
Biobanking: What We Can Learn From Social Media
Biobanking is a specialized part of laboratory medicine and research that collects, processes, and stores biological samples and biomedical information obtained from surgeries or...
The Domino Effect: How Technology Works With Biobanks To Improve Patient Care
The process of biobanking is improving at an extremely rapid rate. More biological samples are being collected, allowing biobanks around the world to generate...
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