{"product_id":"biobanks-herbert-gottweis-9780415427388","title":"Biobanks: Governance in Comparative Perspective","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, a number of large population-based biobanks - genetic databases that combine genetic information derived from blood samples with personal data about environment, medical history, lifestyle or genealogy - have been set up in order to study the interface between disease, and genetic and environmental factors. Unsurprisingly, these studies have sparked a good deal of controversy and the ethical and social implications have been widely debated. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBiobanks: Governance in Comparative Perspective\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book to explore the political and governance implications of biobanks in Europe, the United States, Asia, and Australia. This book explores: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe interrelated conditions needed for a biobank to be created and to exist \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe rise of the new bio-economy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe redefinition of citizenship accompanying national biobank developments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis groundbreaking book makes clear that biobanks are a phenomenon that cannot be disconnected from considerations of power, politics, and the reshaping of current practices in governance. It will be a valuable read for scholars and students of genetics, bioethics, risk, public health and the sociology of health and illness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Herbert Gottweis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 041542738X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415427388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Herbert Gottweis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086601105663,"sku":"9780415427388","price":55.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3dd8575c-119a-4e69-b714-c7f6ce320f0c.jpg?v=1769095625","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/biobanks-herbert-gottweis-9780415427388","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}