A synoptic survey of the bioethics of human genome research

International Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-37

  Wheale, Peter R ^a   McNally, Ruth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioethics; Biotechnology and genetic engineering; Human Genome Diversity Project (HGDP); Human Genome Project (HGP)

Indexed keywords

DNA; GENETIC ENGINEERING; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

BIOETHICS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ETHICS;

BIOINFORMATICS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DNA FINGERPRINTING; ETHICS; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; LAW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PATENT; REVIEW;

EID: 0041977041     PISSN: 09636048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBT.2003.002111     Document Type: Review

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