Biological wealth & other essays / K.R. Dronamraju ; [foreword by M.S. Swaminathan].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dronamraju, Krishna R.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biodiversity.

Biology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (207 p.)

Other Title:

Biological wealth and other essays

Place of Publication:

Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : World Scientific, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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, th

Contents:

Dedication; Foreword; Introduction; Contents; Biological Wealth and Intellectual Property Issues; Rights Over Biological Wealth; Constraints on the acceptance of new technologies; Convention on biological diversity; Plant genetic resources; Farmers' rights; Medicinal plants; Is a world IPR system necessary?; References; Biodiversity and Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs); Patenting in Biotechnology; Patenting in biotechnology; Criteria of patenting; International treaties; The Budapest Treaty; Patenting in Agriculture and Medicine; Intellectual property rights; Human biodiversity

Should We Take an Interest in Intellectual Property Rights?Drug Development and Intellectual Property; Reciprocity; Global Issues in Biotechnology; Global Economy and Genomics; Company mergers; The terminator gene; Risks Resulting from the Application of Agricultural Biotechnology: What is the True Situation?; The Technology Protection System (TPS) (terminator); The future of biotechnology; Persistence of GMOs in the Environment; Plants; Genetic transmission; (a) Conjugation; (b) Transduction; (c) Transformation; GMOs: Safety Measures; How long does DNA last?; Plasmids and horizontal transfer

National Academy of SciencesE.U.-U.S. Biotechnology Recommendations; Recommendations; GMOs and Politics; The Green Party; The Green Party's manifesto on GMOs; Blair Statement; Valuable scientific research being destroyed; British Medical Association; Genetic weapons; Culture and Biodiversity; Culture and Biodiversity; Culture and technology; The influence of religion; Sherpas; The Peasant View of the Forest and Its Impact on Biodiversity; Shifting demographics and biodiversity loss; Sacred Groves and Biodiversity; India; Issues in DNA Technology; Who Owns the DNA?

Some global issues of IPR in biotechnologyIssues in patenting DNA; The human genome; Who owns the human genome?; New issues; DNA Research, Gene Therapy and Cloning; Gene therapy; Cloning; DNA Technology in Forensic Medicine; DNA technology; DNA polymorphism; DNA fingerprinting; Concerns about DNA fingerprinting; Biomedical ethics; Budgetary costs; Public Perception of Genetic Engineering; (a) Commercial success; (b) Risk perception; (c) Need; (d) The Yuk Factor; (e) Control; (f) Ethical concerns; Most frequently cited issues in genetic engineering; The "Terminator" Gene

Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI)Terminator Technology: A Re-Evaluation; Controlling gene function; Ethics; Ethics and Genetic Engineering; (a) Ethical and moral framework; (b) Eco-centric concerns; (c) Human health concerns; (d) Biodiversity concerns; (e) Economic concerns; (f) Impact on agriculture in developing countries; (g) Regulatory concerns; (h) Political concerns; (j) Industrial monopoly concerns; (k) Religious concerns; The Third Culture, Ethics, the Missing Piece in the Puzzle; Haldane's Dilemma and Its Relevance Today; Introduction; Haldane in India

Intellectual hybridization

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611908850

9781281908858

1281908851

9789812706546

9812706542