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The biological wealth of our planet is represented by the biodiversity that surrounds us. Our future wellbeing depends on the care and conservation that we practice to protect and enhance that biodiversity, which resides mostly in developing countries. Yet, the holders of traditional knowledge remain poor, while those exploiting it commercially become prosperous. As we utilize recombinant DNA technology to achieve food security and other goals, serious apprehension has arisen in the public mind with regard to the impact of genetically modified crops on our environment and health. Similarly, the long-term impact of gene therapy is not known either. These dilemmas and their ethical implications are examined in this book in the context of intellectual property rights and international cooperation.
Biological Wealth and Intellectual Property Issues -- Rights Over Biological Wealth -- Biodiversity and Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) -- Patenting in Biotechnology -- Patenting in Agriculture and Medicine -- Should We Take an Interest in Intellectual Property Rights? -- Drug Development and Intellectual Property -- Global Issues in Biotechnology -- Global Economy and Genomics -- Risks Resulting from the Application of Agricultural Biotechnology: What is the True Situation? -- Persistence of GMOs in the Environment -- GMOs: Safety Measures -- E.U.-U.S. Biotechnology Recommendations -- GMOs and Politics -- Culture and Biodiversity -- Culture and Biodiversity -- Peasant View of the Forest and Its Impact on Biodiversity -- Sacred Groves and Biodiversity -- Issues in DNA Technology -- Who Owns the DNA? -- DNA Research, Gene Therapy and Cloning -- DNA Technology in Forensic Medicine -- Public Perception of Genetic Engineering -- "Terminator" Gene -- Terminator Technology: A Re-Evaluation -- Ethics -- Ethics and Genetic Engineering -- Third Culture, Ethics, the Missing Piece in the Puzzle -- Haldane's Dilemma and Its Relevance Today -- Cloning Again! -- Stem Cell Research: Which Way to Go? -- Race and Human Dignity -- Developing Countries -- Politics of Biotechnology -- Economics of Biodiversity -- Role of Science in Developing Countries -- Indian Tradition in Science -- State of Science in India -- WSJ Critique of Sen's Views Seen as Wrong-Headed -- Infrastructure Versus Technological Development -- Miscellaneous -- Controversial Sterilization of Women from the Developing World -- My Tryst with Chandra -- Understanding Violence -- Hunger Project -- Further Progress Made for the Hunger Project -- Recipients of the National Medal of Science and Technology Announced -- International Genetics Congress in China -- Why Should We Be Interested in the Census?
K.R. Dronamraju ; [foreword by M.S. Swaminathan].
Includes bibliographical references and index.