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Nature 412, 754 (23 August 2001) | doi:10.1038/35090698

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Japan banks on tissue store for successful drugs

David Cyranoski

A Japanese foundation is set to open a major tissue bank by the end of this year, in a move that pharmaceutical companies hope will bolster drug discovery and clinical research in the country.Researchers agree that Japan needs such a bank to provide ready access to useful tissue samples, and to bring it in line with what is available in the United States and Europe.