Governing Biobanks: Understanding the Interplay Between Law and Practice

by Michael Parker, Catherine Heeney, Andrew Smart, et al.

Biobanks are proliferating rapidly worldwide because they are powerful tools and organisational structures for undertaking medical research. By linking samples to data on the health of individuals, it is anticipated that biobanks will be used to explore the relationship between genes, environment and lifestyle for many diseases, as well as the potential of individually-tailored drug treatments based on genetic predisposition. However, they also raise...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184113905X
• ISBN13: 9781841139050
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Length: 380 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"