Ethical issues in microbiome research and medicine

The human microbiome is the collection of bacteria, viruses, and fungi that live on and in the human organism's skin, mucosa, and intestinal tract. Re-examining commonly accepted ethical standards from the perspective of this new area of research provides an opportunity to reassess our current...

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Published inBMC medicine Vol. 14; no. 1; p. 156
Main Author Rhodes, Rosamond
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England BioMed Central Ltd 12.10.2016
BioMed Central
Subjects
Biobanks
Biomedical research
Confidentiality
Ethical aspects
Ethics, Research
Evaluation
Genomes
Human subjects
Humans
Identity
Medical research
Medicine
Medicine, Experimental
Microbiota
Microbiota (Symbiotic organisms)
Personhood
Privacy
Professional ethics
Professionals
Research ethics
United States
Ethics
Privacy
Biobanks
Research ethics
Property
Public health
Microbiome
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Summary:The human microbiome is the collection of bacteria, viruses, and fungi that live on and in the human organism's skin, mucosa, and intestinal tract. Re-examining commonly accepted ethical standards from the perspective of this new area of research provides an opportunity to reassess our current thinking about research regulations as well as the importance of some principles and distinctions. In this commentary, I explain ethical issues illuminated by research on the human microbiome related to personal identity, privacy, property, research ethics, public health, and biobanks.
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ISSN:1741-7015
1741-7015
DOI:10.1186/s12916-016-0702-7