Whole-genome patenting

Nature Reviews Genetics

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 502-506

  O'Malley, Maureen A ^a   Bostanci, Adam ^a   Calvert, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

COMPUTER MODEL; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA MODIFICATION; DNA PURIFICATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PATENT; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; VIRUS GENOME;

GENOME, BACTERIAL; GENOME, VIRAL; GENOMICS; PATENTS;

PROKARYOTA;

EID: 19544369665     PISSN: 14710056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrg1613     Document Type: Review

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