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.

Author affiliations

1. Thomas Weaver shares his time between the MRC Geneservice, Babraham Bioincubator, Babraham, Cambridge, CB2 4AT, England and the MRC Rosalind Franklin Centre for Genomics Research, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SB, England.
2. Johannes Maurer is at the RZPD Deutsches Ressourcenzentrum für Genomforschung GmbH, Heubnerweg 6, D-14059, Berlin, Germany.
3. Yoshihide Hayashizaki is a member of the Laboratory for Genome Exploration Research Group, RIKEN Genomic Science Centre, RIKEN Yokohama Institute 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 230-0045, Japan and the DNA Book Team, Preventure Program, Office of Technology Transfer, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 1-1-40, Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, 230-0045 Japan.

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