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    Power to the people: a wiki-governance model for biobanks


    Dove, Edward, Joly, Yann and Knoppers, Bartha M (2012) Power to the people: a wiki-governance model for biobanks. Genome Biology, 13 (158). p. 158. ISSN 1474-760X

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    Abstract

    Biobanks are adopting various modes of public engagement to close the agency gap between participants and biobank builders. We propose a wiki-governance model for biobanks that harnesses Web 2.0, and which gives citizens the ability to collaborate in biobank governance and policymaking.
    Item Type: Article
    Keywords: Biobank; collaboration; genomics; governance; networks; public participation; social media; Web 2.0;
    Academic Unit: Assisting Living & Learning,ALL institute
    Faculty of Social Sciences > Law
    Item ID: 19974
    Identification Number: 10.1186/gb-2012-13-5-158
    Depositing User: Edward Dove
    Date Deposited: 09 Jun 2025 15:17
    Journal or Publication Title: Genome Biology
    Publisher: BioMed Central
    Refereed: Yes
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    URI: https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/19974
    Use Licence: This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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