New Challenges for Biobanks: Ethics, Law and Governance

Name: New Challenges for Biobanks: Ethics, Law and Governance
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ISBN: 9789050959742

ISBN-10: 9050959741

ISBN-13: 9789050959742

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Authors: Pascal Borry, Kris Dierickx

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The last few years have witnessed an important expansion ofcollection and processing of human biological samples and of the related information data. Biobanks are huge repositories of human biological specimens and have a strategic importance for genetic research, clinical care and future treatments. These biobanks are facing many major ethical, legal and governance challenges: among others informed consent, privacy, ownership, commercialization, and harmonization. In addition, forensic DNA-databases raise specific issues. These databases can be an important tool for the police services in their search for the perpetrator of a crime, but elicit ethical questions with regard to the…

Book details

List price: $74.00
Publisher: Intersentia Uitgevers N.V.
Publication date: 12/1/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 278
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English