Biobank is a very sophisticated system that consists of a programmed storage of biological
material and corresponding data. Biobanks are created to be used in medical research, in …

The preservation of high-quality biospecimens and associated data for research purposes is
being performed in variety of academic, government, and industrial settings. Often these are …

This empirical article explores the dynamics of exchange and reciprocity between cohorters,
that is, study organizers, and cohortees, that is, study participants. Drawing on literature on …

The great interest in biobanks, the related, substantial investments, and the expectations
connected with them raises the question of how to explain the relative successes and …

The collection, use, and distribution of human tissue samples have stressed the new
pathways in which human body parts and related information are becoming productive. This …

A new generation of adaptive, multi-arm clinical trials has been developed in cancer
research including those offering experimental treatments to patients based on the genomic …

The idea of genetic authenticity and origin has been an important issue within genetics for
decades for scientific, political, and economic reasons. The question of where species and …

The sharing, circulation, distribution, and use of human tissue samples and related data
have become a major political and scientific pre-occupation during the past two decades. In …

Prospective, population‐based biobanks designed for research into genetic, environmental
and lifestyle factors associated with common, complex diseases or the genetic basis of drug …

Genome Finland tells a story of genomic medicine in Finland from the study of rare Finnish
diseases in the 1960s and 1970s to the implementation of personalized medicine in the …