A pilot biological environmental specimen bank in China
1997
Zhang, P.Q. | Chai, C.F. | Lu, X.L. | Qian, Q.F. | Feng, W.Y.
A pilot Chinese Biological Environmental Bank (CBESB) has been in operation in the Laboratory of Nuclear Analysis Techniques, Academia Sinica, since 1994. The main purpose of CBESB is to collect and store specimens from the natural environment systems for real-time analysis and retrospective studies. The general guideline of CBESB was clearly defined. The main facilities available m CBESB laboratory are produced, the target districts and types for the collection of first set of specimens are listed, some of the operating protocols and preliminary running practice on CBESB are briefly described and the future plans are mentioned in the present paper.
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