Biological resource centers
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found: Work cat.: 2004021431: Biological resource centers : knowledge hubs for the life sciences, 2004:CIP galley (BRCs; an institution dedicated to the investigation of the structure, functions, and applications of biological systems by developing cooperative activities for sharing validated biological material and data among government agencies, industry, academia, and the public. As a key element of the life sciences research infrastructure, the centers maintain large and varied collections of biological materials including cell lines, microorganisms, recombinant DNA material, media, and reagents and provide the information technology tools that allow researchers to access these materials.)
found: OECD web site, Sept. 21, 2004(Biological Resource Centres are a key part of the infrastructure underpinning life sciences and biotechnology. They consist of service providers and collections of living cells (microoganisms, plant, animal, human cells) and parts thereof (e.g. genes), as well as databases relevant to these collections.)
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2004-09-15: new
2007-12-12: revised
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