Should there be property rights in genes?
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- 29 August 1997
- journal article
- review article
- Published by The Royal Society in Philosophical Transactions Of The Royal Society B-Biological Sciences
- Vol. 352 (1357) , 1077-1086
- https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.1997.0088
Abstract
This paper deals with the following questions. Are there property rights in the human body or its parts? What legal control is, or should be, available in respect of genetic material? Can, or should, patents be granted for genes or for products incorporating human genetic material? How extensive are patent rights over genetic material? Should ethical matters be a critical part of the patent granting process?Keywords
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