Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Discipline
-
- Anthropology (1)
- Arts and Humanities (1)
- Business Organizations Law (1)
- Economics (1)
- Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (1)
-
- Food and Drug Law (1)
- Health Law and Policy (1)
- Intellectual Property Law (1)
- Internet Law (1)
- Law (1)
- Law and Economics (1)
- Law and Society (1)
- Legal History (1)
- Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies (1)
- Public Law and Legal Theory (1)
- Science and Technology Law (1)
- Social and Cultural Anthropology (1)
- Institution
- Publication
- File Type
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
3d Printing And Healthcare: Will Laws, Lawyers, And Companies Stand In The Way Of Patient Care?, Evan R. Youngstrom
3d Printing And Healthcare: Will Laws, Lawyers, And Companies Stand In The Way Of Patient Care?, Evan R. Youngstrom
Evan R. Youngstrom
Today, our society is on a precipice of significant advancement in healthcare because 3D printing will usher in the next generation of medicine. The next generation will be driven by customization, which will allow doctors to replace limbs and individualize drugs. However, the next generation will be without large pharmaceutical companies and their justifications for strong intellectual property rights. However, the current patent system (which is underpinned by a social tradeoff made from property incentives) is not flexible enough to cope with 3D printing’s rapid development. Very soon, the social tradeoff will no longer benefit society, so it must be …
Always After: Desiring Queerness, Desiring Anthropology, Margot Weiss
Always After: Desiring Queerness, Desiring Anthropology, Margot Weiss
Margot Weiss