Who Owns Life?

Name: Who Owns Life?
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ISBN: 9781573929868

ISBN-10: 1573929867

ISBN-13: 9781573929868

Edition: 2002

Authors: David Magnus, Arthur Caplan, Glenn McGee

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With the mapping of the human genome and the development of cloning and other genetic engineering techniques, scientists have embarked upon a whole new era of biomedical research and with it a maze of complex ethical and legal questions. This excellent collection of articles by scientists, ethicists, and legal experts analyses the convergence of biotechnology and intellectual property legislation, which has given rise to these new moral dilemmas. It will serve as a valuable reference work to give educated lay readers a starting point to make their own judgements about matters we will all face in the near future.

Book details

List price: $26.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Prometheus Books, Publishers
Publication date: 4/1/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 300
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

Glenn McGee is assistant professor of bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania. He is the author of over 100 articles and books. He is the editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Bioethics, and he writes a monthly column for MS-NBC Online. He lives in Philadelphia, PA.



Acknowledgments


Introduction




Patenting of Life-Forms: From a Concept to Reality




Patenting Organisms: Intellectual Property Law Meets Biology




Ethical Issues and Application of Patent Laws in Biotechnology




Patenting Human Genes: The Advent of Ethics in the Political Economy of Patent Law




Discoveries: Are There Limits on What May Be Patented?




How Can You Patent Genes?




Discoveries, Inventions, and Gene Patents




Patenting Genes and Life: Improper Commodification?




Falling from Grace: Science and the Pursuit of Profit




Propriety and Property: The Tissue Market Meets the Courts




Property Rights and Human Bodies




Ethical Issues in the Patenting and Control of Stem Cell Research




Intellectual Property and Agricultural Biotechnology: Bioprospecting or Biopiracy?



Glossary


List of Contributors


Index