More than just a "Container": Centrality and Versatility of Biobanks in the Era of Scientific Challenges : Table 1

Table 1: Features of Biobanks.
In this table a schematic view of biobanks is shown. The classification of biorepositories concerns the type of samples, their origins and the purpose of biobanks.

Sample Stored	Source of Sample	Finality of Biobank
→Cells	→Diagnostic procedures	→Research (basic or applied): study purposes
→Tissues	→Therapeutic procedures	→Clinical and Therapeutic: for purposes of treatment
→Organs	→Donation for research project and storage for future use	→Public Safety: criminal investigation
→Blood	→Donation for transplantation
→Body Fluids	→Dead person/ Autopsy
→Dna
→Rna