Human genetic biobanks in Asia : politics of trust and scientific advancement / edited by Margaret Sleeboom-Faulkner.

Date:
2009
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Publication/Creation

Abingdon ; New York : Routledge, 2009.

Physical description

vi, 211 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Human genetic biobanking in Asia : issues of trust, wealth and ambition / Margaret Sleeboom-Faulkner -- Public trust, commercialisation, and benefit sharing : towards a trustworthy biobank in Taiwan / Hung-En Liu and Terence Hua Tai -- Biobanks in Japan : ethics, guidelines and practice / Gerard Porter -- Trust and the creation of biobanks : biobanking in Japan and the UK / Tohru Masui -- Should we invest in biobanking in Hong Kong? Using biobanking for dyslexic studies in Hong Kong as an example / Mary Miu Yee Waye and Connie Ho -- Human genetic sampling in Indonesia : the interplay between biosocieties and non-biosocieties / Margaret Sleeboom-Faulkner -- India's preparedness in tackling biopiracy and biobanking : still miles to go / Nandini K. Kumar -- The Indian genomic biobank initiative and emerging bioethical issues : a community-based perspective / Prasanna Kumar Patra and Margaret Sleeboom-Faulkner -- Within borders : risks and the development of biobanking in China / Wen-Ching Sung -- Bioethical regulation and human genetic databases in mainland China : a national survey among scientists and regulators on consent issues and benefit-sharing / Xinqing Zhang.

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    Medical Collection
    QU23 2009H91
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ISBN

  • 9780710313416
  • 0710313411