Handbook of Human Tissue Sources. A National Resource of Human Tissue Samples

Download or read book Handbook of Human Tissue Sources. A National Resource of Human Tissue Samples written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One aspect of the recent and rapid advances in biological and medical research is that human tissue is being used in an increasing variety of new ways. Now that techniques exist to extract DNA from minuscule archival samples, Including frozen blood or tissue samples and even paraffin-embedded tissue blocks, genetic tests could potentially be performed on virtually any size stored tissue sample. These technological advances, which have been so instrumental in recent biomedical discoveries, have also raised several legal, ethical, and societal issues, including concerns about privacy and informed consent.