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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology
The Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN) Data Portal
Nucleic Acids Research, Volume 42, No. D1, Year 2014
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Description
The Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN) was formed in 2011 with the principal aim of making high-quality well-documented and vouchered collections that store DNA or tissue samples of biodiversity, discoverable for research through a networked community of biodiversity repositories. This is achieved through the GGBN Data Portal (http://data.ggbn.org), which links globally distributed databases and bridges the gap between biodiversity repositories, sequence databases and research results. Advances in DNA extraction techniques combined with next-generation sequencing technologies provide new tools for genome sequencing. Many ambitious genome sequencing projects with the potential to revolutionize biodiversity research consider access to adequate samples to be a major bottleneck in their workflow. This is linked not only to accelerating biodiversity loss and demands to improve conservation efforts but also to a lack of standardized methods for providing access to genomic samples. Biodiversity biobank-holding institutions urgently need to set a standard of collaboration towards excellence in collections stewardship, information access and sharing and responsible and ethical use of such collections. GGBN meets these needs by enabling and supporting accessibility and the efficient coordinated expansion of biodiversity biobanks worldwide. © 2013 The Author(s). Published by Oxford University Press.
Authors & Co-Authors
Droege, Gabi
Germany, Berlin
Freie Universität Berlin
Barker, Katharine
United States, Washington, D.c.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Astrin, Jonas J.
Germany, Bonn
Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig
Bartels, Paul
South Africa, Pretoria
Fern Society of Southern Africa
Butler, Carol
United States, Washington, D.c.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Cantrill, David J.
Australia, Melbourne
National Herbarium of Victoria
Coddington, Jonathan
United States, Washington, D.c.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Forest, Félix
United Kingdom, Richmond
Jodrell Laboratory
Gemeinholzer, Birgit
Germany, Giessen
Justus-liebig-universität Gießen
Hobern, Donald
Denmark, Copenhagen
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Gbif
MacKenzie-Dodds, Jacqueline
United Kingdom, London
The Natural History Museum, London
Ó Tuama, Éamonn
Denmark, Copenhagen
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Gbif
Petersen, Gitte
Denmark, Copenhagen
Statens Naturhistoriske Museum
Sanjur, Oris
United States, Washington, D.c.
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Schindel, David
United States, Washington, D.c.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
Seberg, Ole
Denmark, Copenhagen
Statens Naturhistoriske Museum
Statistics
Citations: 91
Authors: 16
Affiliations: 11
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/nar/gkt928
ISSN:
03051048
e-ISSN:
13624962
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Health System And Policy