Includes bibliographical references (pages 308-362) and index.
1. Anything under the sun : patent law and micro-organisms -- 2. Franklin barley : patent law and plant breeders' rights -- 3. The human chimera patent initiative : patent law and animals -- 4. The storehouse of knowledge : patent law, scientific discoveries and products of nature -- 5. The book of life : patent law and the human genome project -- 6. The dilettante's defence : patent law, research, tools and experimental use -- 7. The Utah saints : patent law and genetic testing -- 8. The alchemy of junk : patent law and non-coding DNA -- 9. Still life with stem cells : patent law and human embryos -- Conclusion : Blue Sky research. : patent law and frontier technologies.
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This book documents and evaluates the dramatic expansion of intellectual property law to accommodate various forms of biotechnology from micro-organisms, plants, and animals to human genes and stem cells. It makes a unique theoretical contribution to the controversial public debate over the commercialization of biological inventions.