The Lancet
Jul 17, 2010 Volume 376 Number 9736 Pages 141 – 204
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/issue/current
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Online First, 13 July 2010
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The Havasu ‘Baaja tribe and informed consent
Arthur L Caplan, Jonathan D Moreno
The Havasu ‘Baaja tribe, or as they are more generally referred to, the Havasupai, has about 650 members. This tiny band of Native Americans has won a momentous lawsuit that might demand rethinking about the way biological materials are obtained for use in scientific research.