From the reviews: "Address the legal and policy status of biobanking and tissue research, primarily in Europe ... . Since biobanking and tissue research engage such diverse disciplines as health and privacy law, biomedical and IT fields, the book's audience is likewise diverse. ... provides a unique resource for Europeans and non-Europeans ... . especially important for those who work on these issues internationally, and those who may not be familiar with the diversity of approaches and insights that can be learned from the European systems." (Stephanie Solomon, Doody's Review Service, December, 2011)

• Biobanks, tissue research and the public.- Public trust and public bodies: The regulation of the use of human tissue for research in the United Kingdom, Julie Kent, Ruud ter Meulen.- Biobanks and research: scientific promise and regulatory challenge, Bernice S. Elger, Nikola Biller-Andorno.- A sense of entitlement: individual vs. public interest in human tissue, Nils Hoppe.- Social aspects of biobanking: Beyond the public/private distinction andinside the relationship between the body and identityFederico Neresini.- The Rights of donors and patients.- One sample, one share! A proposal to redress an inequity with equity , Jasper A. Bovenberg.- Research on human biological materials: What consent is needed, and when. Eugenijus Gefenas, Vilius Dranseika, Asta Cekanauskaite, Jurate Jurate Serepkaite.- Reconsidering consent and biobanking, Emma Bullock, Heather Widdows.- What’s wrong with forensic uses of biobanks?, Claudio TamburriniRegulation of tissue research.- A unified European approach on tissue research and biobanking? A comparison, Katharina Beier, Christian Lenk.- Ireland and the United Kingdom’s approaches to regulation of research involving human tissue, Elizabeth Yuko, Adam McAuley, Bert Gordijn.- Legal and ethical aspects of biobanks for research in the European-Mediterranean area, Renzo Pegoraro, Allesandra Bernardi, Fabrizio Turoldo.- The circulation of human body parts and products: when exclusive property rights mask the issue of access, Florence Bellivier, Christine Noiville.- The question of anonymity and privacy in biobanking, Judit Sándor, Petra Bárd.