Genetic Research Using Human Samples Requires New Types Of Informed Consent
Thursday, September 18, 2008 - 16:29
in Biology & Nature
Genetic studies involving the long term storage and study of human samples hold great promise for medical research -- but they also pose new threats to individuals such as uninsurability, unemployability, and discrimination, say a team of researchers in this week's PLoS Medicine.
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