Koepsell, David R.

Who owns you? : the corporate gold-rush to patent your genes / David Koepsell - Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, c2009 - 187 p. ; 24 cm. - Blackwell public philosophy . - Blackwell public philosophy .

Includes bibliographical references and index

Individual and collective rights in genomic data : preliminary issues -- Ethics and ontology : a brief discourse on method -- The science : genes and phenotypes -- DNA, species, individuals, and persons -- Legal dimensions in gene ownership -- Are genes intellectual property? -- DNA and the commons -- Pragmatic considerations of gene ownership -- So, who owns you? : some conclusions about genes, property, and personhood

9781405187312 (hbk) 140518731X (hbk) 9781405187305 (pbk) 87301 (pbk)


Human genetics--Law and legislation
Intellectual property--Moral and ethical aspects
Personality (Law)
Genes--Patents