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SUBMITTER: Woolley JP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4893207 | biostudies-other | 2016 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
BMC medical ethics 20160604 1
<h4>Background</h4>The language of "participant-driven research," "crowdsourcing" and "citizen science" is increasingly being used to encourage the public to become involved in research ventures as both subjects and scientists. Originally, these labels were invoked by volunteer research efforts propelled by amateurs outside of traditional research institutions and aimed at appealing to those looking for more "democratic," "patient-centric," or "lay" alternatives to the professional science estab ...[more]