Trading the Genome
Investigating the Commodification of Bio-Information
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Published:12th Nov '04
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In a groundbreaking work that draws on anthropology, history, philosophy, business and law, Parry links firsthand knowledge of the operation of the bioprospecting industry to a sophisticated analysis of broader economic, regulatory, and technological transformations to reveal the complex economic and political dynamics that underpin the new global trade in bio-information.
Parry has a clear, incisive style...making Trading the Genome a forceful, considered and thought-provoking analysis of one of the most important issues of our time. -- Adrian Barnett New Scientist Trading the Genome is strongly recommended as an eye-opener to the practices of the modern pharmaceutical industry. Naturalist This book is a welcome addition to the literature and will be a valuable resource...Well worth the read. -- Brendan Tobin Nature One of Parry's major contributions is to open this rather closed world to scrutiny. -- Felix Driver Jouranl of Historical Geography Maintaining a dogged grip on some very important and heretofore-unasked empirical questions, Parry leads us into ground on which it is easy to feel that no critical eye has yet gazed. -- Morgan M. Robertson Progress in Human Geography Parry takes a highly complex field and makes it easily accessible through her clear and incisive style. -- Gerard Porter Social & Legal Studies
ISBN: 9780231121743
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352 pages