SHOULD scientists who take blood and tissue samples for research be allowed
to use them for other studies without permission? Will the original donors care
if they do?
Getting the answer right is a big deal for geneticists who are beginning to
link diseases to genes in the newly sequenced human genome. Respecting the
wishes of blood and tissue donors is critical. Make a mess of it and we
jeopardise the hunt for the next generation of treatments.
One group of indigenous people in British Columbia is feeling particularly
let down. Members of the Nuu-chah-nulth claim research was done on…
