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Genetic Research among the Havasupai: A Cautionary Tale
Robyn L. Sterling
American Medical Association Journal of Ethics
Imagine that you donated a bit of blood to a researcher whom you believed intended to identify a genetic link to a disease ravaging your community, only to discover years later not only that you had been misled, but that other researchers were mining your DNA for reasons that were never disclosed to you. What would you do? This was the case for the Havasupai Tribe in Arizona, who learned that researchers at Arizona State University (ASU) had gathered blood samples from them to search for a link to diabetes but used the samples to look for other diseases and genetic markers, thereby violating the basic tenets of human subject research. To determine where the breakdown between the Havasupai Tribe and ASU occurred, let’s look at community-based participatory research and its underlying principles of informed consent.
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View paper →Lessons from Havasupai Tribe v. Arizona State University Board of Regents: Recognizing Group, Cultural, and Dignitary Harms as Legitimate Risks Warranting Integration into Research Practice
Katherine Drabiak-Syed
Journal of Health and Biomedical Law
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View paper →Archaeology without Excavation: Digging Through the Archives of the Pennsylvania State Museum
April M. Beisaw
muse.jhu.edu
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View paper →El combate individual en los celtíberos y los pueblos celtas de la antigua Irlanda
M. Alberro
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View paper →The importance of stupidity in scientific research
Martin A. Schwartz
Schwartz 2008
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View paper →Inter-vivos Transfers in Taiwan: Evidence and Theory
Daniel Barczyk, Tzu-Yu Lin
We study inter-vivos transfers between elderly parents and their children in Taiwan. We find that transfers from children to parents are almost 10 times more common in Taiwan than in the U.S. Our data suggests that this stark discrepancy is due to filial piety. The mere fact that children are employed is the most substantial predictor of transfers from children to parents. Similar to the U.S., however, wealthier parents are less likely to receive transfers and more likely to give. Based on these two key features we propose a first step towards a theory of the family in Taiwan. Children are obliged to transfer a fraction of their labor income to parents. Parents have altruistic preferences which can override this social norm. As a result, transfers from children to parents are common but do not occur in wealthier families.
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