a facility that collects, catalogs, and stores samples of biological material, such as urine, blood, tissue, cells, dna, rna, and protein, from humans, animals, or plants for laboratory research. if the samples are from people, medical information may also be stored along with a written consent to use the samples in laboratory studies.
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出典:『Wiktionary』 (2012/06/04 22:56 UTC 版)
bio- + repository
biorepository (複数形 biorepositories)
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出典:『Wikipedia』 (2010/12/20 12:53 UTC 版)
A Biorepository is a biological materials repository that collects, processes, stores, and distributes biospecimens to support future scientific investigation Biorepositories can contain or manage specimens from animals, including humans, and many other living organisms. Vertebrates, invertebrates, arthropods, and other life-forms are just a few of the many classes of living organisms which can be studied by preserving and storing samples taken.