Owning the Genome

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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.

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 by: 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. n engl j med ;11 septem book reviews owning the genome: a moral analysis of dna patenting By David B.

Resnik. Albany, State University. Another prominent example is the story of HeLa cells, documented by journalist Rebecca Skloot in her bestselling book, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. Lacks had cervical cancer in Get this from a library. Owning the genome: a moral analysis of DNA patenting.

[David B Resnik] -- "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.

David B. Resnik, Owning the Genome: A Moral Analysis of DNA Patenting (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, ), pages; ISBN: This book is devoted to showing that with the single exception of patents on people's whole genomes, DNA patents are Author: Peter Murphy.

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Are you an author. Learn about Author Central Cited by: Get this from a library. Owning the genome: a moral analysis of DNA patenting. [David B Resnik] -- Annotation A clear, introductory overview of the issues surrounding gene patenting. David B. Resnik, Owning the Genome: A Moral Analysis of DNA Patenting (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, ), pages; ISBN: Peter Murphy, PhD University of Tennessee This book is devoted to showing that with the single exception of patents on people's whole genomes, DNA patents are morally permissible.

Resnik. Human genome science has responded by demanding licensing agreements and royalties from researchers wishing to use CCR5. With us today, three guests. Hugh Rienhoff is Chief Executive Officer of DNA Sciences.

John Barton is a Professor of Law at Stanford University and Seth Shulman is author of the book, Owning the Future. the human genome project but to the rest of biology as well, said David T.

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It is even thought that because of allowing these patents the Human Genome Project finished faster with their work (Willison & MacLeod, ).

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