The Mutability of Biotechnology Patents: From Unwieldy Products of Nature to Independent ‘Object/s’

Theory, Culture & Society

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 110-129

  Carolan, Michael S ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Bruno Latour; GMO; immutable mobile; intellectual property; law; Monsanto

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649332319     PISSN: 02632764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0263276409350360     Document Type: Article

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