Owning the genome : a moral analysis of DNA patenting /
David B. Resnik.
- xiii, 235 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-230) and index.
Introduction and overview -- DNA and biotechnology -- DNA as intellectual property -- Arguments for DNA patenting -- Patenting nature? -- DNA patents and human dignity -- DNA patents and scientific progress -- DNA patents and medicine -- DNA patents and agriculture -- Conclusions and policy recommendations.
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Patent laws and legislation--United States Biotechnology industries--Law and legislation--United States Recombinant DNA--Patents--Moral and ethical aspects. Human genome--Patents--Moral and ethical aspects. Genes--Patents--Moral and ethical aspects.