Genetics, commodification, and social justice in the globalization era

Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 221-238

  Cahill, Lisa Sowle ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMMODIFICATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG INDUSTRY; GENETICS; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION; GENOME; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PATENT; RELIGION; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; BIOMEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; GENETICS AND REPRODUCTION;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATHOLICISM; COMMERCE; COMMODIFICATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG INDUSTRY; GENETIC RESEARCH; GENETICS; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; PATENTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RESEARCH SUBJECTS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 0035463249     PISSN: 10546863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/ken.2001.0020     Document Type: Article

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