The Morality of Human Gene Patents

Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 43-61

  Resnik, David B ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; COMMODIFICATION; DEHUMANIZATION; ECONOMICS; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS; GENE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGAL APPROACH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATENT; PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE; PRIVACY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; LEGAL APPROACH; PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE;

COMMODIFICATION; DEHUMANIZATION; ECONOMICS; ETHICAL THEORY; ETHICS; GENES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC RESEARCH; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETICS; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; OWNERSHIP; PATENTS; PREJUDICE; PRIVACY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES; VARIATION (GENETICS); WEDGE ARGUMENT;

EID: 0031094070     PISSN: 10546863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/ken.1997.0008     Document Type: Article

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