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The privacy debate over research with your blood and tissue

  • Written by Kayte Spector-Bagdady, Research Investigator, Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan

Many people don’t realize that their leftover tissue, blood or other samples – otherwise known as “biospecimens” – taken during a visit to the doctor or hospital might be stripped of identifying information and used in research without their consent.

This makes some people uncomfortable.

So when the federal government...

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