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Nature Medicine 13, 653 (1 June 2007) | doi:10.1038/nm0607-653a;

London hospital launches infectious disease 'biobank'

Narelle Towie

British doctors have begun collecting samples for Britain's first storehouse of infectious diseases, two years after the launch of the UK's ambitious BioBank project. Following nearly a year of discussion over ethical approval, Guy?s & St Thomas? hospital in London has a |[pound]|45 million share of a |[pound]|450 million government initiative for developing 11 biomedical research centres across England.

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