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2011

Biotechnology

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The Ethics Of Genetic Patenting And The Subsequent Implications On The Future Of Health Care, Suzanne Ratcliffe Oct 2011

The Ethics Of Genetic Patenting And The Subsequent Implications On The Future Of Health Care, Suzanne Ratcliffe

Touro Law Review

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Whose Body Is It Anyway? Human Cells And The Strange Effects Of Property And Intellectual Property Law, Robin C. Feldman May 2011

Whose Body Is It Anyway? Human Cells And The Strange Effects Of Property And Intellectual Property Law, Robin C. Feldman

Robin C Feldman

Whatever else I might own in this world, it would seem intuitively obvious that I own the cells of my body. Where else could the notion of ownership begin, other than with the components of the tangible corpus that all would recognize as "me?" The law, however, does not view the issue so neatly and clearly, particularly when cells are no long in your body. As so often happens in law, we have reached this point, not by design, but by the piecemeal development of disparate notions that, when gathered together, form a strange and disconcerting picture. 

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Medical Alert: Alarming Challenges Facing Medical Technology Innovation, Lawrence M. Sung Apr 2011

Medical Alert: Alarming Challenges Facing Medical Technology Innovation, Lawrence M. Sung

Lawrence M. Sung

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Patents, Genetically Modified Foods, And Ip Overreaching, Elizabeth A. Rowe Jan 2011

Patents, Genetically Modified Foods, And Ip Overreaching, Elizabeth A. Rowe

UF Law Faculty Publications

Genetically engineered plants and animals have become and will continue to constitute a large part of the food we consume. The United States is the world's largest producer of genetically modified foods, making American consumers the most exposed population to these products. Agricultural biotechnology patents spur and support innovation. Accordingly, patent law is one of the main contributors to this phenomenon that has changed not only the kinds of food we eat, but the nature of the agri-business industry that produces these foods. This Article takes on an area of concern involving the patenting of food that has remained unexplored: …

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