Focuses on issues dealing with the development and application of molecular biology and bioengineering technologies in Asian societies and cultures. This book provides insights on research into the social, political and ethical aspects of genomics, and reflects the bioethical experiences of researchers.

This volume interrogates the politics surrounding the category of peoples in India known as adivasis and more recently as "indigenous peoples." It explores how this category is being constituted and labeled, and the rights and present predicament of communities designated as such.

First published in 2006. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.