Biosafety and biobanking: Current understanding and knowledge gaps.

ABSTRACT: Infectious disease outbreaks, such as 'Coronavirus disease 2019' (COVID-19), can constitute major global health threats with far-reaching consequences. As outbreaks develop, the international scientific community must provide high-quality scientific research-ready biological samples to solve the existing clinical and epidemiological questions to better combat the pandemic. Such examples are provided by dedicated biobank facilities, the latter collecting increasingly high volumes of biological samples. However, the more significant concentrations of infectious or potentially infectious biological materials can create a safety risk. The current short report describes the first attempt to identify the published scientific works on biobanking and safety. Three broad thematic areas have been id

SUBMITTER: Roux J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8213525 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature