Trading the Genome

Trading the Genome Investigating the Commodification of Bio-Information

Hardback (12 Nov 2004)

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Publisher's Synopsis

In a groundbreaking work that draws on anthropology, history, philosophy, business and law, Parry links firsthand knowledge of the operation of the bioprospecting industry to a sophisticated analysis of broader economic, regulatory, and technological transformations to reveal the complex economic and political dynamics that underpin the new global trade in bio-information.

Book information

ISBN: 9780231121743
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Imprint: Columbia University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 303.483
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 319
Weight: 592g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 25mm