BookChristian Lenk, Judit Sándor, Bert Gordijn, editors.
Contents:
Pt. I. Biobanks, tissue research and the public. Public trust and public bodies : the regulation of the use of human tissue for research in the United Kingdom / Julie Kent, Ruud ter Meulen
Biobanks and research : scientific potential and regulatory challenge / Bernice S. Elger, Nikola Biller-Andorno
A sense of entitlement : individual vs. public interest in human tissue / Nils Hoppe
Social aspects of biobanking : beyond the public/private distinction and inside the relationship between the body and identity / Federico Neresini
Pt. II. The rights of donors and patients. One sample, one share! A proposal to redress an inequity with equity / Jasper Adriaan Bovenberg
Research on human biological materials : what consent is needed, and when / Eugenijus Gefenas, Vilius Dranseika, Asta Cekanauskaite, Jurate Serepkaite
Reconsidering consent and biobanking / Emma Bullock, Heather Widdows
What's wrong with forensic uses of biobanks? / Claudio Tamburrini
Pt. III. Regulation of tissue research. A unified European approach on tissue research and biobanking? A comparison / Katharina Beier, Christian Lenk
Ireland and the United Kingdom's approaches to regulation of research involving human tissue / Elizabeth Yuko, Adam McAuley, Bert Gordijn
Legal and ethical aspects of biobanks for research in the European-Mediterranean area / Renzo Pegoraro, Allesandra Bernardi, Fabrizio Turoldo
The circulation of human body parts and products : when exclusive property rights mask the issue of access / Florence Bellivier, Christine Noiville
Anonymity and privacy in biobanking / Judit Sándor, Petra Bárd.