| View Larger Image | Biobanks: Governance in Comparative Perspective | Paperbackby Herbe Gottweis (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | Routledge | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 236 Pages | | Publication Date: | June 20, 2008 | | Sales Rank: | 1,378,558st |
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In recent years, a number of large population-based biobanks – genetic databases that combine genetic information derived from blood samples with personal data about environment, medical history, lifestyle or genealogy – have been set up in order to study the interface between disease, and genetic and environmental factors. Unsurprisingly, these studies have sparked a good deal of controversy and the ethical and social implications have been widely debated. Biobanks: Governance in Comparative Perspective is the first book to explore the political and governance implications of biobanks in Europe, the United States, Asia, and Australia. This book explores:the interrelated conditions needed for a biobank to be created and to exist the rise of the new bio-economythe redefinition of citizenship accompanying national biobank developmentsThis groundbreaking book makes clear that biobanks are a phenomenon that cannot be disconnected from considerations of power, politics, and the reshaping of current practices in governance. It will be a valuable read for scholars and students of genetics, bioethics, risk, public health and the sociology of health and illness. |
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