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“Snake-oil,” “quack medicine,” and “industrially cultured organisms:” biovalue and the commercialization of human microbiome research

Melody J Slashinski1*, Sheryl A McCurdy2, Laura S Achenbaum1, Simon N Whitney3 and Amy L McGuire1

1 Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA

2 University of Texas School of Public Health, Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research, 7000 Fannin Street, Houston, TX, 77030, USA

3 Department of Family and Community Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 3701 Kirby Drive, Suite 600, Houston, TX, 77098, USA

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BMC Medical Ethics 2012, 13:28 doi:10.1186/1472-6939-13-28

Published: 30 October 2012

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