The current status and improvement directions of legal rules regarding Chinese national gene banks for farm animal genetic resources.

ABSTRACT: A gene bank for farm animal genetic resources (FAGR) is an important facility for the diversity conservation of FAGR. The primary purpose of gene banks for FAGR is the reconstruction of those breeds. With the advent of the post-genomic era, gene banks for FAGR have increasingly become an infrastructure for the support of livestock research and animal breeding, and a platform for international research collaboration. China is one of the richest countries in the world in terms of FAGR. Chinese National Gene Banks for FAGR (CNGBFs) have an important legal status and play an important function in the Chinese FAGR protection system. In this paper, we reviewed the current situation of CNGBFs construction, and systematically collected and analyzed legal rules related to CNGBFs. As results, those

SUBMITTER: Chen Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11496119 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature