Biobanks
Bunn, Sarah; and Wenham, Clare
(2014)
Biobanks.
Technical Report.
Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, London, UK.
Biobanks are repositories of biological samples, physical measurements and outcome and behavioural data collected for research, clinical practice or public health monitoring. Most biobanks are established to investigate the common determinants of mortality and morbidity. This briefing updates POSTnote 180 and summarises biobank activity in the UK and the legal, ethical and practical issues
| Item Type | Report (Technical Report) |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Diseases,Genetics,Medical ethics,Science |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 21 Sep 2016 13:13 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/67819 |
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5378-3203