The Monitor

April 2010
Research with human participants has progressed far into a new frontier in the 21st century, where it faces vast ethical challenges in the realms of technology, genetics, informed consent, safety, regulation, and more. Maintaining balance in such a swirling atmosphere of trends is no easy matter for the modern clinical researcher. The articles in this issue examine topical ethical issues for busy professionals who are dealing with discoveries that require subject matter expertise that ethics boards have not traditionally acquired.