TY - JOUR T1 - The concise argument JF - Journal of Medical Ethics JO - J Med Ethics SP - 515 LP - 515 DO - 10.1136/jme.2010.039446 VL - 36 IS - 9 AU - Søren Holm Y1 - 2010/09/01 UR - http://jme.bmj.com/content/36/9/515.abstract N2 - I am writing this page while attending the International Association of Bioethics biannual congress in Singapore and I am happy to be able to report that bioethics is still a thriving field worldwide. The congress is attended by scholars from more than 55 countries. The breadth of topics covered is truly amazing and the approaches often novel and illuminating. We hope that this vitality of the field will continue to be reflected in the JME in the future and that it is already to some extent reflected in the current issue of the journal which contains contributions from a range of countries covering a wide range of issues and methodologies.The future research use of blood and tissue samples taken as part of clinical care is a currently contested question in medical ethics. Abou-Zeid and colleagues have investigated the views of Egyptian patients on this issue using survey methods (see page 539). The results show that many do not favour future research use of samples at all, and that among those who … ER -