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Biological Data Storage, Access and Sharing Policy of India
Why in news?
- The government has noted on use and sharing of biological data which researchers collect using public funds. This data is to be put in public domain within two years.
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- The move is meant to address a peeve among scientists, that several scientists use government funds to conduct research and collect biological specimens and data, store these details in databases and often lock them up.
- This not only bars access to other researchers and scientists who may be interested in them but also lead to duplication of data collection exercises, lost opportunities to access data collected over the years and a wastage of public money.
Source
The Hindu