Leibniz-Institut DSMZLearn about benefit-sharing from genetic sequence data! Meet Melania from the GNP Hub at poster area E (poster 433.16P). She’ll explain what researchers need to do and answer your questions.
Jennifer Leonard"Healthy museums are natural centers of training for generations of homegrown scientists who are empowered and capable of leading efforts to document, study, and preserve the biological and cultural heritage of their community and their nation, ultimately serving the interests of all humanity."
https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2411232122
#NaturalHistoryMuseum #NaturalHistory #benefitsharing #NagoyaProtocol #inclusion
Matthew RimmerProfessor Jorge Contreras, an expert in genetics and intellectual property, recently spoke to The New York Times and The Baltimore Sun about the family of Henrietta Lacks’ settlement with biotech company Thermo Fisher Scientific.
Lacks’ cells were taken from her in 1951 without her knowledge or consent. Though she died the same year of cervical cancer, Lacks’ cells continue to live on (called HeLa cells) and have been used in many scientific breakthroughs.
https://sjquinney.utah.edu/news-articles/professor-jorge-contreras-talks-to-media-about-potential-for-future-lawsuits-filed-by-henrietta-lacks-family/ #biotech #bioethics #benefitsharing #informedconsent
Lacks’ cells were taken from her in 1951 without her knowledge or consent. Though she died the same year of cervical cancer, Lacks’ cells continue to live on (called HeLa cells) and have been used in many scientific breakthroughs.
https://sjquinney.utah.edu/news-articles/professor-jorge-contreras-talks-to-media-about-potential-for-future-lawsuits-filed-by-henrietta-lacks-family/ #biotech #bioethics #benefitsharing #informedconsent
Immortal cells: Henrietta Lacks’ family settle lawsuit over HeLa tissue harvested in 1950s https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/aug/02/henrietta-lacks-family-lawsuit-settlement-thermo-fisher-scientific-hela-tissue-immortal-cells-harvested #bioethics #biotech #benefitsharing
Henrietta Lacks's family settles lawsuit with biotech company that used her cells without consent https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-02/henrietta-lacks-family-settlement-over-non-consensual-cell-use/102677332 via @ABCaustralia #bioethics #biotech #benefitsharing
Henrietta Lacks's family settles lawsuit with biotech company that used her cells without consent
Henrietta Lacks's tissue was harvested without her permission and used to make millions of dollars. Now her descendants have reached a settlement with a biotech company they say has profited from a racist medical system.
United Nations adopts High Seas Treaty to protect marine biodiversity https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-06-20/un-adopts-world-s-first-treaty-to-protect-high-seas-biodiversity/102498694 via @ABCaustralia #oceans #highseastreaty #access #geneticresources #benefitsharing
United Nations adopts High Seas Treaty to protect marine biodiversity
The UN has adopted the world's first treaty to protect the high seas and preserve marine biodiversity in international waters, marking a milestone after nearly 20 years of effort, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced Monday.