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Volume 13 (2012) - October 2012

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

Melody J Slashinski, Sheryl A McCurdy, Laura S Achenbaum, Simon N Whitney, Amy L McGuire BMC Medical Ethics 2012, 13:28 (30 October 2012)

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Experts in human microbiome research believe that the complex ethical, legal, and social dimensions of their investigations must strike a balance between market value, research value, and the public's health.

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Qualitative study of knowledge and attitudes to biobanking among lay persons in Nigeria

Michael A Igbe, Clement A Adebamowo BMC Medical Ethics 2012, 13:27 (16 October 2012)

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Modernising the regulation of medical migration: moving from national monopolies to international markets

Richard J Epstein, Stephen D Epstein BMC Medical Ethics 2012, 13:26 (5 October 2012)

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