Trading the genome : investigating the commodification of bio-information

Trading the genome : investigating the commodification of bio-information / Bronwyn Parry.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Parry, Bronwyn
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2004.
Subjects:
Biotechnology > Social aspects.
Germplasm resources.
Bioinformatics.
Computational biology.
Genomics.
Commodification.
Biobanks.
Biodiversity.
Commerce.
Pharmaceutical industry.
Biotic communities.
Property.
ownership.
SCIENCE > Philosophy & Social Aspects.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Social Aspects.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biology.
Property
Pharmaceutical industry
Genomics
Computational biology
Commodification
Commerce
Biotic communities
Biodiversity
Biobanks
Bioinformatics
Biotechnology > Social aspects
Germplasm resources
Bioprospektion
Biomaterial
Informationsökonomie
Genbibliothek
Electronic book.
Hochschulschrift.
Online Access:Click for online access
Description
Summary:In a groundbreaking work that draws on anthropology, history, philosophy, business and law, Parry links firsthand knowledge of the operation of the bioprospecting industry to a sophisticated analysis of broader economic, regulatory, and technological transformations to reveal the complex economic and political dynamics that underpin the new global trade in bio-information.
Item Description:Revision of author's PHD thesis entitled The fate of the collections--University of Cambridge, 1998.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxi, 319 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-308) and index.
ISBN:0231509294
9780231509299
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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