The Gambian National DNA Bank, the first National Bio-Bank developed in Africa, was
funded in November 2000 by the Medical Research Council (MRC) as one of 14 DNA …

Biobanks are organized collections of biospecimens and associated data from large number
of individuals for the purpose of health research. The number of biobanks has expanded in …

The purpose of this paper is to formulate a professional and scientific view on the social,
ethical, and legal issues that impact on data storage and DNA banking practices for …

Abstract The UK DNA Banking Network (UDBN) is a secondary biobank: it aggregates and
manages resources (samples and data) originated by others. The network comprises, on the …

Introductory considerations The last few years have witnessed an important expansion of
human DNA sampling and data collecting. This activity has strategic importance for genetic …

Human biobanks, and genetic research databases, as referred to by the Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), are essential tools for modern …

In 2003, the African Society of Human Genetics (AfSHG) was established. The aim of AfSHG
is to equip the African scientific community and policy-makers with the information and …

Apan-African consortium, Human Health and Her-edity in Africa (H3Africa), was initiated in
2010 to build research programs and infrastructure in genomic medicine on the African …

Fifty years on from the discovery of the DNA double helix, species and, by extension, global
genetic resources are becoming increasingly impoverished. On a large scale, little has been …

Genomics is the study of the genetic material that constitutes the genomes of organisms.
This genetic material can be sequenced and it provides a powerful tool for the study of …