Biological and Social Issues in Biotechnology Sharing

ISBN-13: 9781138611955 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 166 str.

Krishna R. Dronamraju

Opis

First published in 1998, this was the first book to present a comprehensive summary of both the global as well as institutional issues which are involved in biotechnology sharing, covering the controversial subject of intellectual property rights (IPR) and the patenting of new discoveries in genetic knowledge in both agriculture and the human genome.

Spis treści

1. Introduction. 2. Biotechnology and Society. 3. Patenting Culture in Science. 4. Patenting Micro-Organisms: the Chakrabarty Case. 5. Different Types of Biotechnological Innovations. 6. International Treaties. 7. Safety Considerations for Transgenic Organisms. 8. Intellectual Property Rights and Plant Genetic Resources. 9. Conservation of Medicinal Plants. 10. Patenting cDNA Sequences: the NIH Controversy. 11. NIH Patent Policy. 12. Patenting Human Gene Therapy. 13. IPR in a North-South Context. 14. Is a Uniform IPR System Necessary? 15. Ethical Issues in Transfer of Technology.

O autorze

Krishna R. Dronamraju