Tumor Banks : The cornerstone of basic research in urology : Editorial comment

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That paper of Reis and co-workers is of great importance in the field of research since that will allow studies on a very well organized source of human materials kept in very good conditions. It is very important to save a lot of tissues (together with blood) and for many years. Thus, in order to avoid any problems and to meet scientists requirements for research project it is necessary to save duplicates / triplicates of tissues in at least two different places (not necessary in the same city). It is well known that saving tissues in only one -80°C freeze is dangerous and it is better to have different banks in order to avoid any problems of safety (in case of electric power defect) and security. I would suggest also to have a website in order to inform people in your country about the relevance of that bank and thus organize meeting for future scientific projects in that area. What is also important to consider is the cost of keeping these samples for many years with highly specialized apparatus as well as technicians who must be aware of these conditions