Unexpected tissue and the biobank that closed

An exploration of value and the momentariness of bio-objectification processes

Dados Bibliográficos

ID8248679
AutoresN Stephens (0000-0003-3871-0887, Brunel University of London, autor correspondente), Rebecca Dimond (0000-0003-1974-7289, Cardiff University)
Ano2015
Volume11
Fascículo1
Páginas14-14
Data de publicação2015-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoLife Sciences Society and Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2195-7819 • E-ISSN: 2195-7819
EditoraSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1186/s40504-015-0032-0
PMID26630883
OpenAlexW2194217477
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas6
Referências citadas14

Unanticipated situations can arise in biobanking. This paper empirically documents unexpected situations at the anonymous biobank 'Xbank'. Firstly, Xbank received an unexpected and significant quantity of tissue from the historical archive of a hospital network. Secondly, Xbank had its funding withdrawn before the designated end date for the grant, meaning the bank needed to either re-house or destroy its holdings. This paper articulates and uses the theoretical frameworks of bio-objectification and tissue economies to analyse the experiences of Xbank and draw out further implications of the potential precariousness of biobanking practice. The case study allows an inspection of how the value of tissue is configured and reconfigured as institutional contexts shift. We introduce the notion of momentariness as a way of grappling with the related temporariness and perpetualness of biobanking practice in both a theoretical and practical policy context

Biobank · Bioinformatics · Biology · Engineering ethics · Epistemology · Objectification · Philosophy of science · Political science · Public relations · Sociology · Biomedical Ethics and Regulation · Computer Science · Engineering · Ethics in Clinical Research · History · Law · Philosophy · Race, Genetics, and Society