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Autore |
Koepsell David R (David Richard) |
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Titolo |
Who owns you? : the corporate gold-rush to patent your genes / / David Koepsell |
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Malden, MA ; ; Chichester, West Sussex, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009 |
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ISBN |
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9786612139130 |
1-4443-0859-9 |
1-4443-0858-0 |
1-282-13913-4 |
1-4443-6065-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (334 p.) |
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Collana |
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Blackwell public philosophy |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Genes |
Human genetics - Law and legislation |
Intellectual property - Moral and ethical aspects |
Personality (Law) |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Individual and collective rights in genomic data : preliminary issues -- Ethics and ontology : a brief discourse on method -- The science : genes and phenotypes -- DNA, species, individuals, and persons -- Legal dimensions in gene ownership -- Are genes intellectual property? -- DNA and the commons -- Pragmatic considerations of gene ownership -- So, who owns you? : some conclusions about genes, property, and personhood. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Who Owns You? is a comprehensive exploration of the numerous philosophical and legal problems of gene patenting.Provides the first comprehensive book-length treatment of this subjectDevelops arguments regarding moral realism, and provides a method of judgment that attempts to be ideologically neutralCalls for public attention and policy changes to end the practice of gene patenting |
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