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Human Genetic Biobanks in Asia

By Margaret Sleeboom-Faulkner

Human Genetic Biobanks in Asia Medicine

Human Genetic Biobanks in Asia

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The first comparative study of human genetic biobanking and genetic sampling in Asia, this work addresses emerging socio-political and economic concerns regarding biobanking activities in China, Taiwan, India, Indonesia and Japan. First, it illuminates conflicting interests in various Asian contexts between groups that favour rapid scientific advancement and those that emphasize the importance of public trust in managing biobanking activities. Second it explores the social and economic problems that arise from biobanking activities in developing countries, focusing on national interests, the genetic sampling of vulnerable peoples, and the urge to overtake advanced countries in the field of genomics. Third, it discusses political, sociocultural and legal issues relevant to biobanking activities in wealthy societies that aim to develop a regulatory infrastructure for biobanking. A unique examination of biobanking policy-making grounded in empirical, multi-sited studies, this is a highly important work that illuminates the biosciences that are changing human society, at work in the rapidly developing countries of Asia.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
222
Release Date:
2008-12-29
Publication Date:
2008-11-14
Publisher:
Routledge
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0710313411
ISBN13:
9780710313416
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
502 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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