Blurring lines
Open Access
- 16 July 2010
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in EMBO Reports
- Vol. 11 (8), 579-582
- https://doi.org/10.1038/embor.2010.105
Abstract
Companies that offer direct-to-consumer genetic testing and conduct research are blurring the line between customers and research subjects. Should these companies adhere to the same ethical regulations as academic researchers?Keywords
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