Leave “Parachute Science” Behind When Jumping Into Global Microbiome Research
Honored to have been offered to write a Newsletter for the Center of Microbiome Informatics and Therapeutics.
We hope that this helps to spread the word on some ethical concepts we hold near and dear and to fuel discussions for microbiome collaborations.
Leave “Parachute Science” Behind When Jumping Into Global Microbiome Research
Global Microbiome Conservancy demands inclusion of local scientists or communities when sampling abroad to avoid unethical culture in science publishing https://t.co/BW3YU9vacP
— Jenni Lehtimäki (@LehtimakiJenni) September 16, 2019
Congratulationsto the authors! This piece reflects about old but ongoing issues in collaborative research, we need to be better as a community https://t.co/3IqN7CimRj
— Maria Teresa García Romero (@teresadefresa) September 13, 2019
Who owns the license for strains isolated? Do study participants get royalties when strains are commercialized? E.g., Henrietta Lacks. I hope member institutions in the countries where samples are being collected are being treated favorably and getting legal advice. https://t.co/mOvaf0iqhP
— Greg Medlock (@medlockgreg) September 13, 2019
Awesome. That must require a ton of administrative effort to manage on a per-participant per-strain basis.
— Greg Medlock (@medlockgreg) September 13, 2019