Patent ID: 7328110
Filing Date: 2008-02-05
Classification: A01N,G16B,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for cellular material storage and genetic information retrieval and dispersal in an efficient and cost effective manner, comprising the steps of: (a) collecting samples of cellular material and delivering said samples to a cell bank, which comprises a plurality of cell storage units for storage of cellular material, (b) splitting the samples into portions, one portion of each sample being stored in a cell storage unit so that the viability is preserved, and another portion of each sample being used for retrieval of genetic information, (c) retrieving the genetic information from the sample portion used for retrieval of genetic information and digitally storing said genetic information in a digital information unit, (d) retrieving the stored genetic information from the digital information unit by a suitable data retrieval arrangement interfaced with the digital information unit, (e) evaluating the sample data collection created from the stored information by the application of statistics, leading to the bioinformatics data required for in at least one of the following areas: (I) bio-medical research, (II) pharmaceutical research, (III) genetic target screening, (IV) diagnostics, (V) treatment, and (VI) prognostic healthcare, (f) storing the resulting bioinformatics data in the digital information unit, and (g) retrieving the bioinformatics data from the digital information unit by data retrieval means interfaced with the digital information unit.