{"product_id":"biobanks-hardback","title":"Biobanks - Hardback","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn recent years, a number of large population-based biobanks – genetic databases that combine genetic information derived from blood samples with personal data about environment, medical history, lifestyle or genealogy – have been set up in order to study the interface between disease, and genetic and environmental factors. Unsurprisingly, these studies have sparked a good deal of controversy and the ethical and social implications have been widely debated. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBiobanks: Governance in Comparative Perspective\u003c\/em\u003e is the first book to explore the political and governance implications of biobanks in Europe, the United States, Asia, and Australia. This book explores:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe interrelated conditions needed for a biobank to be created and to exist \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe rise of the new bio-economy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe redefinition of citizenship accompanying national biobank developments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis groundbreaking book makes clear that biobanks are a phenomenon that cannot be disconnected from considerations of power, politics, and the reshaping of current practices in governance. It will be a valuable read for scholars and students of genetics, bioethics, risk, public health and the sociology of health and illness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45548063850734,"sku":"9780415427371","price":218.4,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780415427371.jpg?v=1720259336","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/biobanks-hardback","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}