Lessons from HeLa Cells: The Ethics and Policy of Biospecimens

Human biospecimens have played a crucial role in scientific and medical advances. Although the ethical and policy issues associated with biospecimen research have long been the subject of scholarly debate, the story of Henrietta Lacks, her family, and the creation of HeLa cells captured the attentio...

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Published in:	Annual review of genomics and human genetics Vol. 17; p. 395
Main Author:	Beskow, Laura M
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 31.08.2016
Subjects:	Biological Specimen Banks - ethics HeLa Cells Humans United States trust biological specimen banks policy making public opinion informed consent confidentiality
ISSN:	1545-293X, 1545-293X
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