Sigrid Sterckx

Biotechnology, Patents and Morality (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

First published in 2000. This work documents an international and interdisciplinary workshop on the ethical aspects of the patenting of biotechnological inventions, including genes, plants and animals. The public perception is discussed, along with how these perceptions relate to ethical, social and cultural factors.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 406
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781351744218
• Artikelnr.: 50143262

Autorenporträt

Sigrid Sterckx

Inhaltsangabe

1: European patent law and biotechnological inventions
1: Biotechnology: Scientific Aspects
2: Plant biotechnology: historical perspective, recent developments and future possibilities
3: Plant biotechnology and its future impact on science, agriculture and the environment
4: Biomedical applications of biotechnology
2: Public Perception of Biotechnology
5: Adolescents' opinions about genetic risk and genetic testing
6: Intrinsic value of balanced views and policies on biotechnology
7: Biotechnology-related consensus conferences in Denmark
3: Ethical, Social and Cultural Aspects of the Biotechnology Debate
8: Ethical aspects of genetic engineering
9: Biotechnology policy and ethics
10: Cultural background of the ethical and social debate about biotechnology
11: The virtual reality of the biotechnology debate
4: Legal Framework: Patentability In Europe and the US
12: Biotechnology patents in Europe: from law to ethics
13: Types of invention in the field of genetic engineering, arising in the practice of the European Patent Office
14: Patents and morality
15: Biotechnology patents in the United States
16: The new proposal for a Directive on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions
5: The Case For And Against The Patenting Of Biotechnological Inventions
17: Jan Van Rompaey
18: Isabelle Meister
19: Jan Mertens
20: Steve Emmott
21: Daniel Alexander
22: Michel Vandenbosch
23: Michiel Linskens
24: Christoph Then
25: Luc Vankrunkelsven
26: R. Stephen Crespi
27: Summary of the questions
6: The Debate
28: Biotechnology and the public debate: some philosophical reflections
29: Summary of the discussions
7: Comments and Conclusions
30: Comments on the proceedings of the conference on biotechnology, patents and morality
31: Patents and morality: a philosophical commentary on the conference 'Biotechnology, patents and morality'
32: Conclusions