Biological Resource Centers: Knowledge Hubs for the Life Sciences

ISBN-13: 9780815781493 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 140 str.

Scott Stern

Opis

Biological resource centres (BRCs) collect, certify and distribute organisms for use in research and in the development of commerical products in the pharmaceutical, agricultural and biotechnology industries. They maintain a large and varied collection, including cell lines, micro-organisms, recombinant DNA material, biological media and reagents, and the information technology tools that allow researchers to access biological materials.