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Hawking spleens, selling genes: the human body and the laws of property with special reference to South East Asia

Hawking spleens, selling genes: the human body and the laws of property is devoted to a discussion of the human body as a hierarchy of commoditiable components. It traces the progressive entry into the marketplace of whole persons, theor organs, tissues, cells and finally, their DNA and their protei...

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Main Author: Candlish, John
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 2006
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K Law (General)
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spelling my.iium.irep.2392011-08-12T01:22:53Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/239/ Hawking spleens, selling genes: the human body and the laws of property with special reference to South East Asia Candlish, John K Law (General) Hawking spleens, selling genes: the human body and the laws of property is devoted to a discussion of the human body as a hierarchy of commoditiable components. It traces the progressive entry into the marketplace of whole persons, theor organs, tissues, cells and finally, their DNA and their proteins. The complex interaction between the science, the ethics and the legal issues is teased out with reference to the controversies abroad today. Special attention is given to South East Asia, an area which is showing an exponential growth in biotechnology, and is also a prime target for biopiracy and bioprospecting. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak 2006 Book REM application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/239/1/Hawking_spleens%2C_selling_genes-_the_human_body....pdf Candlish, John (2006) Hawking spleens, selling genes: the human body and the laws of property with special reference to South East Asia. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak. ISBN 98392570609
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Hawking spleens, selling genes: the human body and the laws of property with special reference to South East Asia
description Hawking spleens, selling genes: the human body and the laws of property is devoted to a discussion of the human body as a hierarchy of commoditiable components. It traces the progressive entry into the marketplace of whole persons, theor organs, tissues, cells and finally, their DNA and their proteins. The complex interaction between the science, the ethics and the legal issues is teased out with reference to the controversies abroad today. Special attention is given to South East Asia, an area which is showing an exponential growth in biotechnology, and is also a prime target for biopiracy and bioprospecting.
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title Hawking spleens, selling genes: the human body and the laws of property with special reference to South East Asia
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