title: Sharing genomes: an integrated approach to funding, managing and distributing genomic clone resources.
abstract: National biological resource centres have a vital role in archiving and distributing biological reagents that result from large-scale genome programmes. These reagents are invaluable to the research community as they enable independent validation of results disclosed in peer review and provide tools that facilitate the next steps in discovery science. Here we address the crucial issues of open access, quality of materials, integration with public databases and sustainability of resources.
authors.affiliation: MRC Geneservice, Babraham Bioincubator, Babraham, Cambridge, CB2 4AT, England.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Weaver
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maurer
authors.forename: Yoshihide
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hayashizaki
mesh_terms: D018070:Biological Specimen Banks; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D005381:Financing, Organized; D016678:Genome