when you are injured on the job (like at caterpillar/ a textile mill that makes clothes/ talecris) what facility will most likely help you first

Investigator a has biological specimens that are coded and linked to identifiers of the source individuals. investigator a provides the specimens to investigator b but does not provide the individual identifiers. investigator b agrees not to re-identify the source individuals. is investigator b's research using the biospecimens human subjects research according to the definition of human subjects research in the federal regulations?