Owning the Genome
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Owning the Genome

A Moral Analysis of DNA Patenting

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Owning the Genome

A Moral Analysis of DNA Patenting

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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.

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Publisher
SUNY Press
Year
2012
ISBN
9780791485941
Topic
Philosophy
Subtopic
Philosophy & Ethics in Science

Table of contents

  1. Owning the Genome
  2. Contents
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Legal Disclaimers
  5. Disclosure Statement
  6. 1. Introduction and Overview
  7. 2. DNA and Biotechnology
  8. 3. DNA as Intellectual Property
  9. 4. Arguments for DNA Patenting
  10. 5. Patenting Nature?
  11. 6. DNA Patents and Human Dignity
  12. 7. DNA Patents and Scientific Progress
  13. 8. DNA Patents and Medicine
  14. 9. DNA Patents and Agriculture
  15. 10. Conclusions and Policy Recommendations
  16. Notes
  17. References
  18. Index