The Value of Consent for Biobanking

Elizabeth Bromley, Dmitry Khodyakov

ResearchPosted on rand.org Sep 21, 2021Published in: Nature Human Behavior (2021). doi: 10.1038/s41562-021-01163-z

Biobanks facilitate large-scale tests of hypotheses that may advance health, but whether biobanking participants adequately comprehend the potential uses of their data should concern researchers and the public. Consent matters because it provides a singular safeguard and a participatory mechanism to influence science's production of new forms of power.

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  • Copyright: Springer Nature Limited
  • Publisher: Springer Nature
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 2021
  • Pages: 2
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/pubs
  • Document Number: EP-68726

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