Research and intellectual property involving human material: after all, from whom are our genes?
This article discusses ethical, scientific and legal aspects of the patenting of human genes, starting from a historical context of intellectual property of living beings and passing through the decision of the US Supreme Court in Myriad Genetics case, conflict over patent of the genes BRCA1 and BRC...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Instituto de Comunicação e Informação Científica e Tecnológica em Saúde (Icict) da Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz)
2016-03-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.reciis.icict.fiocruz.br/index.php/reciis/article/view/1046 |