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Using our cells to develop new treatments or medicines saves millions of lives. But, should you own the rights to your biological material? And should you consent to your cells being used in research?
BrainCraft was created by Vanessa Hill (@nessyhill) and is brought to you by PBS Digital Studios. Talking psychology, neuroscience & why we act the way we do.
Hosted, Animated and Produced by Vanessa Hill 🐨
Written by Teagan Wall twitter.com/TeagWall
Further reading 📓
Petrini, C. (2012). Ethical and legal considerations regarding the ownership and commercial use of human biological materials and their derivatives. J Blood Med, 3, 87-96. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3440234
Turner, A., Dallaire-Fortier, C., & Murtagh, M. J. (2013). Biobank Economics and the “Commercialization Problem”. Spontaneous Generations: A Journal for the History and Philosophy of Science, 7(1), 69-80. spontaneousgenerations.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/SpontaneousGenerations/article/download/19555/16598
slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2017/03/the_woman_whose_aborted_fetus_helped_create_the_rubella_vaccine.html
nytimes.com/2015/12/30/opinion/your-cells-their-research-your-permission.html
reuters.com/article/us-owns-cells-idUSTRE61B42N20100212
Cell Images 🔬
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Henrietta_Lacks_(1920-1951).jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cell_culture_(HeLa_cells)_(261_18)_Cell_culture_(HeLa_cells)_-_metaphase,_telophase.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Henrietta_Lacks_historical_marker;_Clover,_VA;_2013-07-14.JPG
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HeLa-IV.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HeLa-I.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HeLa_cells_stained_with_antibody_to_actin_(green)_,_vimentin_(red)_and_DNA_(blue).jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HeLa-III.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HeLa-II.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HeLa-V.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ki67-Tubulin-2.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EU_location_SWE.png immortal life of henrietta lacks health
SUBSCRIBE to BrainCraft! 👉 ow.ly/rt5IE
My Twitter twitter.com/nessyhill | Instagram instagram.com/nessyhill
Using our cells to develop new treatments or medicines saves millions of lives. But, should you own the rights to your biological material? And should you consent to your cells being used in research?
BrainCraft was created by Vanessa Hill (@nessyhill) and is brought to you by PBS Digital Studios. Talking psychology, neuroscience & why we act the way we do.
Hosted, Animated and Produced by Vanessa Hill 🐨
Written by Teagan Wall twitter.com/TeagWall
Further reading 📓
Petrini, C. (2012). Ethical and legal considerations regarding the ownership and commercial use of human biological materials and their derivatives. J Blood Med, 3, 87-96. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3440234
Turner, A., Dallaire-Fortier, C., & Murtagh, M. J. (2013). Biobank Economics and the “Commercialization Problem”. Spontaneous Generations: A Journal for the History and Philosophy of Science, 7(1), 69-80. spontaneousgenerations.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/SpontaneousGenerations/article/download/19555/16598
slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2017/03/the_woman_whose_aborted_fetus_helped_create_the_rubella_vaccine.html
nytimes.com/2015/12/30/opinion/your-cells-their-research-your-permission.html
reuters.com/article/us-owns-cells-idUSTRE61B42N20100212
Cell Images 🔬
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Henrietta_Lacks_(1920-1951).jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cell_culture_(HeLa_cells)_(261_18)_Cell_culture_(HeLa_cells)_-_metaphase,_telophase.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Henrietta_Lacks_historical_marker;_Clover,_VA;_2013-07-14.JPG
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HeLa-IV.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HeLa-I.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HeLa_cells_stained_with_antibody_to_actin_(green)_,_vimentin_(red)_and_DNA_(blue).jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HeLa-III.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HeLa-II.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:HeLa-V.jpg
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ki67-Tubulin-2.jpg
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EU_location_SWE.png immortal life of henrietta lacks health
