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9780791459324

Owning the Genome: A Moral Analysis of DNA Patenting

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  • ISBN13:

    9780791459324

  • ISBN10:

    0791459322

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-04-01
  • Publisher: STATE UNIV OF NEW YORK PRESS

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DNA patenting has emerged as a hot topic in science policy and bioethics as private companies and government agencies spend billions of dollars on genetic research and development in a race to identify, sequence, and analyze DNA from human, animal, and plant species. David B. Resnik's Owning the Genome explores the ethical, social, philosophical, theological, and policy issues surrounding DNA patenting and develops a comprehensive approach to the topic. Resnik considers arguments for and against DNA patenting and concludes that only a patent on a whole human genome would be inherently immoral, while the morality of other DNA patents depends on their consequences for science, medicine, agriculture, industry, and society. He also stresses the importance of government regulations and policies in order to minimize the harmful effects of patenting while promoting the beneficial ones. Book jacket.

Author Biography

David B. Resnik is Professor of Medical Humanities at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix
Legal Disclaimers xi
Disclosure Statement xiii
1 Introduction and Overview
1(12)
2 DNA and Biotechnology
13(18)
3 DNA as Intellectual Property
31(32)
4 Arguments for DNA Patenting
63(10)
5 Patenting Nature?
73(20)
6 DNA Patents and Human Dignity
93(38)
7 DNA Patents and Scientific Progress
131(24)
8 DNA Patents and Medicine
155(22)
9 DNA Patents and Agriculture
177(18)
10 Conclusions and Policy Recommendations 195(8)
Notes 203(8)
References 211(20)
Index 231

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