Talk:List of biobanks

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Inclusion into this list

Wikipedia has a criteria called "notability" which is used to decide whether a subject merits its own Wikipedia article. See WP:NOTABILITY for more information. It would be preferable that all entries into this list meet notability criteria and have their own Wikipedia article. If anyone needs help creating a Wikipedia article for a particular biobank then please post here or write me for guidance. Blue Rasberry (talk) 20:13, 23 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Entries from main article

Here is some text I removed from the main article. Perhaps these should go into this list.

Howard University's National Human Genome Center announced plans to develop a biobank over the African diaspora.^[1]

The Genetic Alliance BioBank provides a shared infrastructure for disease advocacy organizations to manage both biological samples and clinical information.
The Canadian Biosample Repository in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada [1] offers biobanking services to the Canadian research community
The Gene Logic BioBank offers BioBanking services to the global community. This biobank comes with an integrated HIPAA compliant LIMS system and has liquid nitrogen storage.

^ Sampogna, Christina (2006). Creation and Governance of Human Genetic Research Databases. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. ISBN 9264028528.

I did not want to put them in because they do not have their own article and because I have not checked their notability. Blue Rasberry (talk) 22:22, 23 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Other biobanks

There are other biobanks such as the Mayo Clinic Biobank. Perhaps criteria for biobank inclusion should be created.Smallman12q (talk) 01:41, 2 February 2012 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Sampogna, Christina (2006). Creation and Governance of Human Genetic Research Databases. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. ISBN 9264028528.

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