biobank
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- noun
- /ˈbaɪoʊˌbæŋk/
- Specialized
- All biological material was obtained from the biobank of the MoBa study (Ronningen et al. 2006).
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Watch on YouTubeThey made this giant databank that all scientists all over the world can can use called the UK Biobank.
- They made this giant databank that all scientists all over the world can can use called the UK Biobank.
- Well, it it turns out there have been some studies in England because they've got this thing, the UK Biobank.
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This research has been conducted using the UK Biobank Resource under project identification number 15326.
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The UK Biobank also provides data from non-Caucasian subjects.
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The UK Biobank is sort of like this all of us project, but they do make their data available.
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And my job today is really to demonstrate to you what a fabulous resource UK Biobank is for you to use.
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The availability of very large biomedical data sets such as the UK Biobank makes it possible to test this hypothesis.
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The National Research Ethics Committee approved the study, and informed consent was obtained from all participants (UK Biobank 2007).
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Modern biobanks will soon deliver unprecedentedly large biomedical data sets:
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The research team accessed samples from the biobank to study genetic diseases.
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Scientists rely on the biobank to provide crucial biological samples for their experiments.
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Our hospital collaborates with a large biobank to gather tissue samples for cancer research.
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Biobank joins bio- 'life' and bank 'a place to keep things of value, like a money bank'. So, a biobank is like a bank for life: a place where blood, tissue and other samples are kept safely for research.