Archive for the ‘Biobank’ Category Biobank functions similarly
to what banks do, but they don’t keep money. They collect and
store biological material from human beings. You can also find a
biobank which keeps animal and plant materials as well. Human
being substances such as DNAs, blood, cell samples and tissues
are gathered to be used as samples. The samples are utilized to
obtain genetic information that can benefit the medical field.
The people’s life history is also included so that it can be
used as medical references in the future. The origin of a
disease can also be detected by analyzing the lifestyle of an
individual. There are many kinds of samples being available in a
biobank. Cancer cells, tumour tissues, cord blood and stem cells
are some of the material collected in the bank. Body fluids are
also kept in the bank and these include urine and sperm. A
biobank collect the samples due to various purposes. Some of the
samples are used to find ways on how to cure different kinds of
diseases and infect