A Bold Experiment: Iceland’s Genomic Venture

International Library of Ethics, Law and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue , 2015, Pages 187-209

  Winickoff, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Business Plan; Genealogical Information; Population Genomic; Presume Consent; Venture Capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 85029905149     PISSN: 18750044     EISSN: 18750036     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-017-9573-9_13     Document Type: Chapter

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