Identity, Invention, and the Culture of Personalized Medicine Patenting

by Shubha Ghosh

Book Overview

What are the normative implications of patenting in the area of personalized medicine? As patents on genes and medical diagnoses have increased over the past decade, this question lies at the intersection of intellectual property theory, identity politics, biomedical ethics and constitutional law. These patents are part of the personalized medicine industry, which develops medical treatments tailored to individuals based on race and other characteristics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107655773
• ISBN13: 9781107655775
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"