Trading the Genome: Investigating the Commodification of Bio-Information - Couverture rigide

Parry, Bronwyn

 
9780231121743: Trading the Genome: Investigating the Commodification of Bio-Information

Synopsis

In a groundbreaking work that draws on anthropology, history, philosophy, business and law, Parry links firsthand knowledge of the operation of the bioprospecting industry to a sophisticated analysis of broader economic, regulatory, and technological transformations to reveal the complex economic and political dynamics that underpin the new global trade in bio-information.

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À propos de l?auteur

Bronwyn Parry is an economic and cultural geographer who holds a senior research fellowship at King's College, University of Cambridge. Her current research focuses on the creation and use of human tissue collections in the UK.

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