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Book Review, Bradley J. Olson Jun 1992

Book Review, Bradley J. Olson

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Review of the following: THE CODE OF CODES: SCIENTIFIC AND SOCIAL ISSUES IN THE HUMAN GENOME PROJECT. (Daniel J. Kevles & Leroy Hood, eds., Harvard University Press 1992) [397 pp.] Contributors, figures, index, notes, preface, selected bibliography, tables. LC 91-38477, ISBN 0- 674-13645-4. [Cloth $29.95. 79 Garden Street, Cambridge MA 02138.]


Book Review, Gianna Julian-Arnold Jun 1992

Book Review, Gianna Julian-Arnold

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Review of the following: BIOMEDICAL POLITICS. (Kathi E. Hanna, ed., National Academy Press 1991) [352 pp.] Preface and acknowledgements, Carl W. Gottschalk, Chair, Institute of Medicine Committee to Study Biomedical Decision Making. Appendices, biographical notes on authors and commentators, index, notes, references. LC 91- 18394, ISBN 0-309-04486-3. [Cloth $29.95. Export $36.00. 2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington DC 20418.]


Old Remedies In The Biotechnology Age: Moore V. Regents, Michelle J. Burke, Victoria M. Schmidt Jun 1992

Old Remedies In The Biotechnology Age: Moore V. Regents, Michelle J. Burke, Victoria M. Schmidt

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

The California Supreme Court, by excluding a potential remedy, has eliminated many concerns generated by a lower court decision resolving rights to the cell line derived from John Moore's spleen. Yet, the Supreme Court gave little attention to remedies that remain. The authors argue that a constructive trust, a remedy of considerable vintage and great flexibility, could be applied to achieve a just result in such circumstances without affecting the biotechnology world at large.