Publisher's Synopsis
Biomedical researchers have long studied human biological materials-such as cells collected in research projects, biopsy specimens obtained for diagnostic purposes, and organs and tissues removed during surgery- to increase knowledge about human diseases and to develop better means of preventing, diagnosing, and treating these diseases. Today, new technologies and advances in biology provide even more effective tools for using such resources to improve medicine's diagnostic and therapeutic potential. Yet, the very power of these new technologies raises a number of important ethical issues
