http://www.opendemocracy.net/theme_9-genes/article_1381.jsp Comments for "A UK Biobank: good for public health?, Helen Wallace " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/theme_9-genes/article_1381.jsp Could GeneWatch UK be exactly the kind of &#145;genetic union&#146; Mike Fortun advocated as a vehicle for &#145;genomic solidarity&#146;? Here, its deputy director focuses on the controversial Biobank UK, and questions its aims, cost, science and commerce. She makes the case for a democratic debate which alerts the public to the moral and political issues it raises, and helps find a way of reconciling scientific progress with citizens&#146; rights.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/theme_9-genes/article_1381.jsp" class="read-more" title="Read the rest of this posting.">Read the rest of this post...</a><p><a href="http://www.opendemocracy.net/theme_9-genes/article_1381.jsp">read more</a></p> http://www.opendemocracy.net/theme_9-genes/article_1381.jsp#comment europe genes &amp; ownership Helen Wallace Original Copyright science &amp; technology Thu, 24 Jul 2003 00:00:00 +0100 1381 at http://www.opendemocracy.net