Biobanks: Governance in Comparative Perspective

Herbert Gottweis (Curatore)

Alan Petersen (Curatore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2008

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-economy the redefinition of citizenship accompanying national biobank developments This 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.

• Curatore: Herbert Gottweis, Alan Petersen
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Anno: 2008
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 248 p.
• Dimensioni: 234 x 156 mm
• Peso: 460 gr.
• EAN: 9780415427388

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