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Section Six: Human Participation in Research

CASE STUDY: Blood in the Lab

Jim should donate and trust in the professionalism of his colleagues.

No.

One of the many problems with what is going on in that lab is that there is no process for separating identity of donor from the control sample donated. No one in the lab should need to trust that others in the lab will keep their secrets.

The ethical issues in this case relate more generally to the collection of blood sample controls in the lab.

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