Organoid biobanking: identifying the ethics: Organoids revive old and raise new ethical challenges for basic research and therapeutic use

Sarah N Boers; Johannes Jm van Delden; Hans Clevers; Annelien L Bredenoord

doi:10.15252/embr.201642613

Organoid biobanking: identifying the ethics: Organoids revive old and raise new ethical challenges for basic research and therapeutic use

EMBO Rep. 2016 Jul;17(7):938-41. doi: 10.15252/embr.201642613. Epub 2016 Jun 13.

Authors

Sarah N Boers¹, Johannes Jm van Delden¹, Hans Clevers², Annelien L Bredenoord¹

Affiliations

¹ Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, Department of Medical Humanities, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
² Department of Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research, Hubrecht Institute, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW), Amsterdam, The Netherlands Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Abstract

Organoid technology is at the margin of basic research, precision medicine, and regenerative medicine where various research and clinical ethical issues converge. Resolving these interrelated ethical challenges requires an integrated approach rather than assessing each issue individually.

MeSH terms

Biological Specimen Banks / ethics*
Ethics, Research*
Humans
Organoids / physiology*
Stem Cell Research