"The rule will have substantial effects on conduct of medical and health sciences research," says David Korn, senior vice president of biomedical and health sciences research for the Association of Academic Medical Centers. "The effect of some of its provisions will, we fear, be most unfortunate." Korn, a research pathologist and past dean of Stanford Medical School, is particularly concerned that the enormous archives of human-tissue samples in the nation's hospitals and academic medical centers may be at risk. These banked tissues have become an increasingly valuable resource with the introduction of new techniques such as the use of monoclonal antibodies and PCR.
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 Carol Pratt |
Historically, human tissue samples removed for medical reasons are archived with a standard consent form that grants permission to use the tissue for any research in the future. "This is no longer valid," says Carol Pratt, health care attorney who ...
