The Global Genome Biodiversity Network (GGBN) was formed in 2011 with the principal aim of making high-quality well-documented and vouchered collections that store DNA or tissue samples of biodiversity, discoverable for research through a networked community of biodiversity repositories. This is achieved through the GGBN Data Portal (), which links globally distributed databases and bridges the gap between biodiversity repositories, sequence databases and research results. Advances in DNA extraction techniques combined with next-generation sequencing technologies provide new tools for genome sequencing. Many ambitious genome sequencing projects with the potential to revolutionize biodiversity research consider access to adequate samples to be a major bottleneck in their workflow. This is linked not only to accelerating biodiversity loss and demands to improve conservation efforts but also to a lack of standardized methods for providing access to genomic samples. Biodiversity biobank-holding institutions urgently need to set a standard of collaboration towards excellence in collections stewardship, information access and sharing and responsible and ethical use of such collections. GGBN meets these needs by enabling and supporting accessibility and the efficient coordinated expansion of biodiversity biobanks worldwide.
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机译：全球基因组生物多样性网络（GGBN）成立于2011年，其主要目标是提供高质量的有据可查和有凭证的收藏品，用于存储生物多样性的DNA或组织样本，可通过网络连接的生物多样性存储库进行研究。这是通过GGBN数据门户（GGBN Data Portal）实现的，该门户链接了全球分布的数据库，并弥合了生物多样性存储库，序列数据库和研究结果之间的鸿沟。 DNA提取技术的进步与下一代测序技术的结合为基因组测序提供了新的工具。许多雄心勃勃的基因组测序项目有可能彻底改变生物多样性研究，他们认为获取充足的样品是其工作流程的主要瓶颈。这不仅与加速生物多样性丧失和改善保护工作的要求有关，而且与缺乏提供基因组样本的标准化方法有关。生物多样性生物银行控股机构迫切需要制定一个合作标准，以实现卓越的馆藏管理，信息获取和共享以及对这些馆藏的负责任和道德使用。 GGBN通过在全球范围内支持和支持可访问性以及生物多样性生物库的有效协调扩展来满足这些需求。
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