National Gene Bank at NIB Bangladesh
The National Institute of Biotechnology under the Ministry of Science and Technology is establishing an on-campus National Gene Bank at Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The National Gene Bank will 1) establish a central source of plants, animals, fishes, microbes and biodiversity components; and 2) provide the collected samples and information to various research and development institutes and users.
Moreover, the Gene Bank will contribute to human resource development, public awareness, and guidelines and principles on the use of the gene pool. It will preserve seed, planting materials, semen, embryo, egg, sperm, cell, chromosomes and DNA, RNA, protein of plants, animals, fishes and microbes for various durations. In vitro conservation and cryo-preservation facilities will also be established.
For more news about biotechnology in Bangladesh, email Dr. Khondoker Nasiruddin of the Bangladesh Information Center at nasirbiotech@yahoo.com.
This article is part of the Crop Biotech Update, a weekly summary of world developments in agri-biotech for developing countries, produced by the Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology, International Service for the Aquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications SEAsiaCenter (ISAAA)
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