Document Type
Book Chapter
Book Authors/Editors
Timo Minssen, Janne Roghmar Herrmann, and Jens Schovsbo, eds.
Publisher
Edward Elgar Publishing
Publication Date
2019
Abstract
This chapter describes biobanks as institutions for collection, preservation, curation, and production of knowledge and information, in both material and immaterial forms. That characterization calls for research and comparative analysis of the broad diversity of specific biobanks, using a standardized research framework. Such a framework is identified and described here, as the knowledge commons framework. The chapter describes applications of the framework to biobanks to date and suggests directions for future research.
Recommended Citation
Michael J. Madison,
Biobanks as Knowledge Institutions,
Global Genes, Local Concerns: Legal, Ethical and Scientific Challenges in International Biobanking
(2019).
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.pitt.edu/fac_book-chapters/19
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