Resnik, David B.,

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.

KF3133.B56 / R47 2004

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