| Description |
xxi, 367 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Medical law and ethics |
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Medical law and ethics.
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| Contents |
The nature, uses and meaning of property -- Biotechnology and the property jurisprudence on the human body and parts -- Cultural and ontological contexts of biotechnology and the human body -- DNA banks and proprietary interests in biosamples and genetic information -- Remedies for interference with dead bodies & body parts : property & non-property approaches -- Property and traditional knowledge |
| Summary |
"Biotechnology and the Challenge of Property addresses the question of how the advancement of property law is capable of controlling the interests generated by the engineering of human tissues. Through a comparative consideration of non-Western societies and industrialized cultures, this book addresses the impact of modern biotechnology, and its legal accommodation on the customary conduct and traditional beliefs which shape the lives of different communities. As such, it provides and introduction to the legal regulation of the evolving uses of human tissues, and its implications for traditional knowledge, beliefs and cultures."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Biotechnology industries -- Law and legislation.
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Genetic engineering -- Law and legislation.
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Human body -- Law and legislation.
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| LC no. |
2007005507 |
| ISBN |
9780754671688 alkaline paper |
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