Ethics of DNA research on human remains: Five globally applicable guidelines
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We are a group of archaeologists, anthropologists, curators and geneticists representing diverse global communities and 31 countries. All of us met in a virtual workshop dedicated to ethics in ancient DNA research held in November 2020. There was widespread agreement that globally applicable ethical guidelines are needed, but that recent recommendations grounded in discussion about research on human remains from North America are not always generalizable worldwide. Here we propose the following globally applicable guidelines, taking into consideration diverse contexts. These hold that: (1) researchers must ensure that all regulations were followed in the places where they work and from which the human remains derived; (2) researchers must prepare a detailed plan prior to beginning any study; (3) researchers must minimize damage to human remains; (4) researchers must ensure that data are made available following publication to allow critical re-examination of scientific findings; and (5) researchers must engage with other stakeholders from the beginning of a study and ensure respect and sensitivity to stakeholder perspectives. We commit to adhering to these guidelines and expect they will promote a high ethical standard in DNA research on human remains going forward.
Fil: Alpaslan Roodenberg, Songül. Harvard Medical School; Estados Unidos. Universidad de Viena; Austria
Fil: Anthony, David. Harvard University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Babiker, Hiba. Max Planck Institute For The Science Of Human History; Estados Unidos
Fil: Bánffy, Eszter. No especifíca;
Fil: Booth, Thomas. No especifíca;
Fil: Capone, Patricia. Harvard University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Deshpande Mukherjee, Arati. No especifíca;
Fil: Eisenmann, Stefanie. Institut Max Planck for Evolutionary Anthropology; Alemania
Fil: Fehren Schmitz, Lars. University of California; Estados Unidos
Fil: Frachetti, Michael. Washington University in St. Louis; Estados Unidos
Fil: Fujita, Ricardo. Universidad de San Martín de Porres; Perú
Fil: Frieman, Catherine J.. The Australian National University; Australia
Fil: Fu, Qiaomei. No especifíca;
Fil: Gibbon, Victoria. University of Cape Town; Sudáfrica
Fil: Haak, Wolfgang. Max Planck Institute For The Science Of Human History; Alemania
Fil: Hajdinjak, Mateja. The Francis Crick Institute; Reino Unido
Fil: Hofmann, Kerstin P.. Deutsches Archäologisches Institut; Alemania
Fil: Holguin, Brian. University of California; Estados Unidos
Fil: Inomata, Takeshi. University of Arizona; Estados Unidos
Fil: Kanzawa Kiriyama, Hideaki. National Museum Of Nature And Science; Japón
Fil: Keegan, William. University Of Florida. Florida Museum Of History; Estados Unidos
Fil: Kelso, Janet. Institut Max Planck for Evolutionary Anthropology; Alemania
Fil: Krause, Johannes. Institut Max Planck for Evolutionary Anthropology; Alemania
Fil: Kumaresan, Ganesan. Madurai Kamaraj University; India
Fil: Kusimba, Chapurukha. University of Florida; Estados Unidos
Fil: Kusimba, Sibel. University of Florida; Estados Unidos
Fil: Lalueza Fox, Carles. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; España
Fil: Llamas, Bastien. University of Adelaide; Australia
Fil: MacEachern, Scott. University of Duke; Estados Unidos
Fil: Mallick, Swapan. Harvard Medical School; Estados Unidos
Fil: Matsumura, Hirofumi. Sapporo Medical University; Japón
Fil: Morales Arce, Ana Y.. University of Bern; Suiza
Fil: Motuzaite Matuzeviciute, Giedre. Vilniaus Universitetas; Lituania
Fil: Mushrif Tripathy, Veena. Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute; India
Fil: Nakatsuka, Nathan. Harvard Medical School; Estados Unidos
Fil: Nores, Rodrigo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba; Argentina
Fil: Ogola, Christine. National Museums Of Kenya; Kenia
Fil: Okumura, Mercedes. Universidade de Sao Paulo; Brasil
Fil: Patterson, Nick. Harvard University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Pinhasi, Ron. Universidad de Viena; Austria
Fil: Prasad, Samayamantri P. R.. No especifíca;
Fil: Prendergast, Mary E.. Rice University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Punzo, Jose Luis. No especifíca;
Fil: Reich, David. Harvard University; Estados Unidos. Harvard Medical School; Estados Unidos
Fil: Sawafuji, Rikai. The Graduate University For Advanced Studies; Japón
Fil: Sawchuk, Elizabeth. University of Alberta; Canadá
Fil: Schiffels, Stephan. Institut Max Planck for Evolutionary Anthropology; Alemania
Fil: Sedig, Jakob. Harvard University; Estados Unidos. Harvard Medical School; Estados Unidos
Fil: Shnaider, Svetlana. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; Francia
Fil: Sirak, Kendra. Harvard University; Estados Unidos. Harvard Medical School; Estados Unidos
Fil: Skoglund, Pontus. The Francis Crick Institute; Reino Unido
Fil: Slon, Viviane. Universitat Tel Aviv; Israel
Fil: Snow, Meradeth. University Of Montana Missoula; Estados Unidos
Fil: Soressi, Marie. Leiden University; Países Bajos
Fil: Spriggs, Matthew. The Australian National University; Australia
Fil: Stockhammer, Philipp W.. Ludwig Maximilians Universitat; Alemania. Institut Max Planck for Evolutionary Anthropology; Alemania
Fil: Szécsényi Nagy, Anna. No especifíca;
Fil: Thangaraj, Kumarasamy. Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology; India
Fil: Tiesler, Vera. Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán; México
Fil: Tobler, Ray. University of Adelaide; Australia
Fil: Wang, Chuan Chao. Xiamen University; China
Fil: Warinner, Christina. Institut Max Planck for Evolutionary Anthropology; Alemania. Harvard University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Yasawardene, Surangi. No especifíca;
Fil: Zahir, Muhammad. Hazara University; Pakistán
Fil: Alpaslan Roodenberg, Songül. Harvard Medical School; Estados Unidos. Universidad de Viena; Austria
Fil: Anthony, David. Harvard University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Babiker, Hiba. Max Planck Institute For The Science Of Human History; Estados Unidos
Fil: Bánffy, Eszter. No especifíca;
Fil: Booth, Thomas. No especifíca;
Fil: Capone, Patricia. Harvard University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Deshpande Mukherjee, Arati. No especifíca;
Fil: Eisenmann, Stefanie. Institut Max Planck for Evolutionary Anthropology; Alemania
Fil: Fehren Schmitz, Lars. University of California; Estados Unidos
Fil: Frachetti, Michael. Washington University in St. Louis; Estados Unidos
Fil: Fujita, Ricardo. Universidad de San Martín de Porres; Perú
Fil: Frieman, Catherine J.. The Australian National University; Australia
Fil: Fu, Qiaomei. No especifíca;
Fil: Gibbon, Victoria. University of Cape Town; Sudáfrica
Fil: Haak, Wolfgang. Max Planck Institute For The Science Of Human History; Alemania
Fil: Hajdinjak, Mateja. The Francis Crick Institute; Reino Unido
Fil: Hofmann, Kerstin P.. Deutsches Archäologisches Institut; Alemania
Fil: Holguin, Brian. University of California; Estados Unidos
Fil: Inomata, Takeshi. University of Arizona; Estados Unidos
Fil: Kanzawa Kiriyama, Hideaki. National Museum Of Nature And Science; Japón
Fil: Keegan, William. University Of Florida. Florida Museum Of History; Estados Unidos
Fil: Kelso, Janet. Institut Max Planck for Evolutionary Anthropology; Alemania
Fil: Krause, Johannes. Institut Max Planck for Evolutionary Anthropology; Alemania
Fil: Kumaresan, Ganesan. Madurai Kamaraj University; India
Fil: Kusimba, Chapurukha. University of Florida; Estados Unidos
Fil: Kusimba, Sibel. University of Florida; Estados Unidos
Fil: Lalueza Fox, Carles. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas; España
Fil: Llamas, Bastien. University of Adelaide; Australia
Fil: MacEachern, Scott. University of Duke; Estados Unidos
Fil: Mallick, Swapan. Harvard Medical School; Estados Unidos
Fil: Matsumura, Hirofumi. Sapporo Medical University; Japón
Fil: Morales Arce, Ana Y.. University of Bern; Suiza
Fil: Motuzaite Matuzeviciute, Giedre. Vilniaus Universitetas; Lituania
Fil: Mushrif Tripathy, Veena. Deccan College Post Graduate and Research Institute; India
Fil: Nakatsuka, Nathan. Harvard Medical School; Estados Unidos
Fil: Nores, Rodrigo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Córdoba. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades. Instituto de Antropología de Córdoba; Argentina
Fil: Ogola, Christine. National Museums Of Kenya; Kenia
Fil: Okumura, Mercedes. Universidade de Sao Paulo; Brasil
Fil: Patterson, Nick. Harvard University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Pinhasi, Ron. Universidad de Viena; Austria
Fil: Prasad, Samayamantri P. R.. No especifíca;
Fil: Prendergast, Mary E.. Rice University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Punzo, Jose Luis. No especifíca;
Fil: Reich, David. Harvard University; Estados Unidos. Harvard Medical School; Estados Unidos
Fil: Sawafuji, Rikai. The Graduate University For Advanced Studies; Japón
Fil: Sawchuk, Elizabeth. University of Alberta; Canadá
Fil: Schiffels, Stephan. Institut Max Planck for Evolutionary Anthropology; Alemania
Fil: Sedig, Jakob. Harvard University; Estados Unidos. Harvard Medical School; Estados Unidos
Fil: Shnaider, Svetlana. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique; Francia
Fil: Sirak, Kendra. Harvard University; Estados Unidos. Harvard Medical School; Estados Unidos
Fil: Skoglund, Pontus. The Francis Crick Institute; Reino Unido
Fil: Slon, Viviane. Universitat Tel Aviv; Israel
Fil: Snow, Meradeth. University Of Montana Missoula; Estados Unidos
Fil: Soressi, Marie. Leiden University; Países Bajos
Fil: Spriggs, Matthew. The Australian National University; Australia
Fil: Stockhammer, Philipp W.. Ludwig Maximilians Universitat; Alemania. Institut Max Planck for Evolutionary Anthropology; Alemania
Fil: Szécsényi Nagy, Anna. No especifíca;
Fil: Thangaraj, Kumarasamy. Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology; India
Fil: Tiesler, Vera. Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán; México
Fil: Tobler, Ray. University of Adelaide; Australia
Fil: Wang, Chuan Chao. Xiamen University; China
Fil: Warinner, Christina. Institut Max Planck for Evolutionary Anthropology; Alemania. Harvard University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Yasawardene, Surangi. No especifíca;
Fil: Zahir, Muhammad. Hazara University; Pakistán
Keywords
ETHICS, ANCIENT DNA, GUIDELINES, https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.1, https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6, https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6.5, https://purl.org/becyt/ford/6