1st Edition

Human Population Genetic Research in Developing Countries The Issue of Group Protection

By Yue Wang Copyright 2014
264 Pages
by Routledge

264 Pages
by Routledge

264 Pages
by Routledge

Human population genetic research (HPGR) seeks to identify the diversity and variation of the human genome and how human group and individual genetic diversity has developed. This book asks whether developing countries are well prepared for the ethical and legal conduct of human population genetic research, with specific regard to vulnerable target group protection. The book highlights particular... Read more

1. Introduction  2. Human Gene, Genetic Information and Genetic Research  3. Consent and Human Subject Protection  4. Human Population Genetic Research and its Harms  5. Group Protection in Human Population Genetic Research  6. Developing Countries: Mother Loads of Genes? 7. Conclusion  8. Appendix 1  9. Appendix 2

Biography

Yue Wang is a lecturer in Xi’an Jiaotong University, PR China, Research Staff of Information Security Law Research Centre at Xi’an Jiaotong University.