Hur hanterar vi etiken när forskningsobjektet inte lever?

DE SENASTE TIO tio åren har vi arkeogenetiker fått möjlig­heter att göra sådant som kändes som science fiction i början av det här årtusendet. Och det ger oss möjligheter att komma förhistoriska personer riktigt nära inpå livet. Förra veckan mötte jag en herre från järnåldern som hade hepatit C, en otäck leversjukdom. Och för några […]

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