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Historical antecedents -- The changing face of researach : new regulation, new players, new places, new agendas -- The federal and state regulatory structure -- Institutional review boards -- Conflicts of interest -- Risk-benefit assessment -- Informed consent -- Recruiting and paying subjects -- Research and justice : promoting the inclusion of women and racial minorities -- Confidentiality -- Monitoring of ongoing research -- Compensation for research injuries -- Children -- Adults who lack decisionmaking capacity -- Prisoners -- Fetuses and embryos -- Genetics research.