The Genealogy of a Gene: Patents, Hiv/Aids, and Race

by Myles W. Jackson

Book Overview

The history of the CCR5 gene as a lens through which to view such issues as intellectual property, Big Pharma, personalized medicine, and race and genomics.

In The Genealogy of a Gene, Myles Jackson uses the story of the CCR5 gene to investigate the interrelationships among science, technology, and society. Mapping the varied "genealogy" of CCR5--intellectual property, natural selection, Big and Small Pharma, human diversity...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262028662
• ISBN13: 9780262028660
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Mit Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher