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Welcome to the DNA Bank Network Wiki!

These wiki sites should help you installing and using our open access software "DNA Module".

What is the DNA Module?

The DNA Module is an open access software for DNA data input and management. It was developed within the framework of the DNA Bank Network. The Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem (BGBM) is in charge of development and support of this software.

Unique concept

The main idea of the DNA Module is to connect your DNA data to a specimen database via wrappers following the idea of GBIF. Thereby specimen data will always be up-to-date because you get the data from the original database.

Why should I use the Module?

The Module is suitable for institutions that have or are planning to have a DNA bank.

Features

The Module offers several tools for data administration.

• Input
• Search/Edit
• GenBank entries
• Customer Requests
• (Molecular) Publications
• Specimens
• Configuration
• Data Cleaning

What are the legal aspects?

The software ist free and open access. By installing and using it you don't enter into a commitment.

Please note that it is possible but no obligation to share your DNA data with the DNA Bank Network's web portal.

What technical requirements are necessary?

The Module was optimised for PHP5 and MySQL5 (both free software). The database and the scripts has to be installed on a webserver so that more than one people can work with the Module. If only one person will be authorised to work with the Module a local installation is also possible.

Please note that it is obligate to install the Module on a webserver if you want to share your DNA data with the DNA Bank Network's web portal.

Please contact your local administrator to check these requirements.

Who I may contact for further questions?

[1] Webpage of the DNA Bank Network