Who Owns You?: Science, Innovation, and the Gene Patent Wars
Author:   David Koepsell (SUNY at Buffalo, USA)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition:   2nd Edition
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9781118948507


Pages:   248
Publication Date:   05 June 2015
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   David Koepsell (SUNY at Buffalo, USA)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Edition:   2nd Edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9781118948507


ISBN 10:   1118948505
Pages:   248
Publication Date:   05 June 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments viii Preface to the Second Edition x Foreword xiv Introduction xxiv 1 Individual and Collective Rights in Genomic Data: Preliminary Issues 1 2 Ethics and Ontology: A Brief Discourse on Method 21 3 The Science of Genes 30 4 DNA, Species, Individuals, and Persons 52 5 Legal Dimensions in Gene Ownership 69 6 BRCA1 and 2: The Myriad Case and Beyond 88 7 Are Genes Intellectual Property? 101 8 DNA and The Commons 119 9 Pragmatic Considerations of Gene Ownership 137 10 Nature, Genes, and the Scientific Commons: A Social Ontology of Invention 155 11 So, Who Owns You? Some Conclusions About Genes, Property, and Personhood 165 Notes 182 Index 194

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David Koepsell is an author, philosopher, attorney, and educator whose recent research focuses on the nexus of science, technology, ethics, and public policy. He has provided commentary regarding ethics, society, religion, and technology for MSNBC, Fox News Channel, The Guardian, The Washington Times, NPR Radio, Radio Free Europe, Air America, The Atlanta Journal Constitution, and the Associated Press, and other media. He is currently Director of Research and Strategic Initiatives, Comisión Nacional de Bioética, and a Visiting Professor at UNAM Instituto de Investigaciones Filosóficas, Mexico, D.F.

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