Trading the Genome: Investigating the Commodification of Bio-Information

By Bronwyn Parry

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231121741
• ISBN13: 9780231121743
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 319 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher