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Rationale Behind Conservation of Africa’s Biological Resources
This chapter identifies the rationale, justification, and significance of diverse conservation approaches as well as the challenges facing biological... -
Fertility preservation in males with cancer of trends, region development, and efficacy in mainland China from 16 regions Chinese sperm banks
PurposeMale cancer survivors experience confusion about fertility following cancer treatment. The aims of this study were to evaluate survivors’...
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The AIDS and Cancer Specimen Resource (ACSR): HIV malignancy specimens and data available at no cost
The goal of the AIDS and Cancer Specimen Resource (ACSR) is to play a major role in the advancement of HIV/AIDS cancer-related research/treatment by...
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Collaboration with the Pathologist and Surgical Specimen Considerations in the Management of Cancer
Multidisciplinary tumor boards should be the rule when dealing with cancer patients, where decisions on diagnosis and treatment approaches are taken... -
Biological Reconstructions After Tumor Resection
How to reconstruct a large bone defect is a demanding situation for orthopedic surgeons. Allografts have been used for several decades as an... -
AE in Biological Materials
The advantages that AE brings in monitoring have enabled its use for following the fracture of biological tissues. Apart from the dedicated tests... -
Oncobiobanking in a Middle-Income Country: The Example of Russia
Biosamples and biological specimen banks are essential elements in the development of global cancer science and practice. Modern evidence-based... -
Introduction to Biobanking
Human biobanks are collections of biological specimens of a humanoid nature (physical materials of humans) that are annotated with appropriate... -
Long-term archival of environmental samples empowers biodiversity monitoring and ecological research
Human-induced biodiversity loss and changes in community composition are major challenges of the present time, urgently calling for comprehensive...
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Dried Blood Spots technology for veterinary applications and biological investigations: technical aspects, retrospective analysis, ongoing status and future perspectives
Dried Blood Spots (DBS) technology has become a valuable tool in medical studies, however, in veterinary and biological research DBS technology...
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3D bioprinting of complex biological structures with tunable elastic modulus and porosity using freeform reversible embedding of suspended hydrogels
Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting has been used widely for the construction of hard tissues such as bone and cartilage. However, constructing soft...
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Basic principles of biobanking: from biological samples to precision medicine for patients
The term “biobanking” is often misapplied to any collection of human biological materials (biospecimens) regardless of requirements related to...
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The value of dump sites for monitoring biological invasions in South Africa
Biological invasions are a major threat to natural systems, as well as to human wellbeing and livelihoods. An association of alien plant species with...
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Detection of Clostridium perfringens in donor milk at a human breast milk bank: a case report
BackgroundThe breast milk bank is a professional organization that collects donor human milk (DHM) for special medical needs by recruiting qualified...
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Development Status and Prospects of Biodiversity Informatics in China
Driven by computer science, artificial intelligence and other technologies, biodiversity informatics has gradually developed into a data intensive... -
A non-linear approach to the establishment of local biological control agent production units: a case study of fall armyworm in Bangladesh
BackgroundStrides have been made in Bangladesh to promote the utilisation of biological control agents (BCAs), however farmer utilisation remains...
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Genomics of Plant Gene Banks: Prospects for Managing and Delivering Diversity in the Digital Age
Gene bank collections are at a pivotal point in their history. We review their development and explain how their role is changing with new... -
The Biological Interactions
It was at one of those convivial evenings in Moscow in 1991 that I was introduced to a whole new world of ideas about how the Earth worksWork. The... -
Ex Situ Conservation of Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus)
Globally, medicinal plant conservation is among the most pressing issues. To satisfy the demand for medicinal plants, natural resources are being...