Should Human Genes Be Patented?
Philosophy in the Contemporary World 12 (2):30-36 (2005)
| Abstract | Is genetic technology a special case, for which patents are inappropriate? I discuss concerns about commodification of human genes that are the common heritage of humankind. Genetic technology has the potential to irreversibly change the basis of our humanity. Public ownership of genetic technology is a democratic alternative to patenting | |||||||||
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