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The Harvard case of Xu Xiping: exploitation of the people, scientific advance, or genetic theft?

New genetics and society - 1 Apr 2005

Sleeboom Margaret

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A unique history and make-up of a population may make it an attractive research target for population geneticists and pharmaco-genomic investors. The promise of pharmaceutical profits and advances in medical knowledge attracted Harvard researchers and the company Millennium Pharmaceuticals to remote areas in Anhui Province, Central China, leading to international diplomatic disagreements about issues such as the...

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PMID: 16552917
DOI: 10.1080/14636770500037776

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