I donated tumor tissues to Harvard/ MGH and UCH Denver, and sign

agreements to give up my claim to end products derived from my tissue - cancer cell lines. Harvard/ MGH already raised a cell line from my tissue and has sole right to that property, but not the tumors I donated, based on my understanding.


这些取得的组织样本就不再是病人的“财产”，而是医疗科研机构的“财产”。这种做法主要是鼓励科研单位的创新：如果因为某个病人的标本而开发出某项科研产品，病人是没有权利“分赃”的。 - Dr Wolf is accurate on this