Identity, invention, and the culture of personalized medicine patenting

What are the normative implications of patenting in the area of personalized medicine? As patents on genes and medical diagnoses have increased over the past decade, this question lies at the intersection of intellectual property theory, identity politics, biomedical ethics and constitutional law. T...

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Main Author: Ghosh, Shubha (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Cambridge University Press 2012
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