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| List of contributors | p. viii |
| Foreword | p. xvi |
| Preface | p. xvii |
| Acknowledgements | p. xx |
| Preface to the Second Edition | p. xxii |
| European patent law and biotechnological inventions | p. 1 |
| Biotechnology: Scientific aspects | p. 113 |
| Plant biotechnology: historical perspective, recent developments and future possibilities | p. 115 |
| Plant biotechnology and its future impact on science, agriculture and the environment | p. 124 |
| Biomedical applications of biotechnology | p. 130 |
| Public perception of biotechnology | p. 141 |
| Adolescents' opinions about genetic risk and genetic testing | p. 143 |
| Intrinsic value of balanced views and policies on biotechnology | p. 154 |
| Biotechnology-related consensus conferences in Denmark | p. 158 |
| Ethical, social and cultural aspects of the biotechnology debate | p. 163 |
| Ethical aspects of genetic engineering | p. 165 |
| Biotechnology policy and ethics | p. 172 |
| Cultural background of the ethical and social debate about biotechnology | p. 179 |
| The virtual reality of the biotechnology debate | p. 186 |
| Legal framework: Patentability in Europe and the US | p. 195 |
| Biotechnology patents in Europe: from law to ethics | p. 197 |
| Types of invention in the field of genetic engineering, arising in the practice of the European Patent Office | p. 207 |
| Patents and morality | p. 217 |
| Biotechnology patents in the United States | p. 229 |
| The new proposal for a Directive on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions | p. 231 |
| The case for and against the patenting of biotechnological inventions | p. 235 |
| Jan Van Rompaey | p. 237 |
| Isabelle Meister | p. 243 |
| Jan Mertens | p. 247 |
| Steve Emmott | p. 250 |
| Daniel Alexander | p. 254 |
| Michel Vandenbosch | p. 259 |
| Michiel Linskens | p. 262 |
| Christoph Then | p. 266 |
| Luc Vankrunkelsven | p. 274 |
| R. Stephen Crespi | p. 277 |
| Summary of the questions | p. 297 |
| The debate | p. 313 |
| Biotechnology and the public debate: some philosophical reflections | p. 315 |
| Summary of the discussions | p. 324 |
| Comments and conclusions | p. 339 |
| Comments on the proceedings of the conference on biotechnology, patents and morality | p. 341 |
| Patents and morality: a philosophical commentary on the conference 'Biotechnology, patents and morality' | p. 349 |
| Conclusions | p. 365 |
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