The US NCI is spearheading efforts to create a national network for storing cancer tissue samples as well as an international informatics grid to share data. Aaron Bouchie reports.
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Bouchie, A. Coming soon: a global grid for cancer research. Nat Biotechnol 22, 1071–1073 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0904-1071
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