Trading the Genome
Investigating the Commodification of Bio-Information
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Science, Biological Sciences, Biology, Nature, Environment, Environmental Conservation & Protection
| Author: | Bronwyn Parry | ISBN: | 9780231509299 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press | Publication: | September 29, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Columbia University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Bronwyn Parry |
| ISBN: | 9780231509299 |
| Publisher: | Columbia University Press |
| Publication: | September 29, 2004 |
| Imprint: | Columbia University Press |
| Language: | English |
In a groundbreaking work that draws on anthropology, history, philosophy, business and law, Parry links firsthand knowledge of the operation of the bioprospecting industry to a sophisticated analysis of broader economic, regulatory, and technological transformations to reveal the complex economic and political dynamics that underpin the new global trade in bio-information.
In a groundbreaking work that draws on anthropology, history, philosophy, business and law, Parry links firsthand knowledge of the operation of the bioprospecting industry to a sophisticated analysis of broader economic, regulatory, and technological transformations to reveal the complex economic and political dynamics that underpin the new global trade in bio-information.
