Sharing laboratory resources : genetically altered mice, summary of a workshop held at the National Academy of Sciences, March 23-24, 1993 / National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mice--Genetics--Congresses.

Mice.

Mice as laboratory animals--Congresses.

Mice as laboratory animals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (51 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""SHARING LABORATORY RESOURCES: GENETICALLY ALTERED MICE""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""1 The Scientific Tradition of Sharing Resources""; ""2 Intellectual-Property Issues in Biological Research""; ""PATENTING AND OTHER KINDS OF PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY""; ""A BRIEF HISTORY OF ACADEMIC PATENTING IN BIOLOGY""; ""THE CHANGING ENVIRONMENT OF THE 1980S""; ""3 Genetically Altered Mice: A Revolutionary Research Resource""; ""HOW TO MAKE A TRANSGENIC MOUSE""; ""THE USES OF TRANSGENIC MICE""; ""TARGETED MUTATIONS:""; ""The Next Generation of Genetically Altered Mice""

""4 Issues Posed by the New Mouse Genetics, and Possible Solutions""""INTELLECTUAL-PROPERTY RIGHTS""; ""The Harvard Oncomouse and Other Mouse Patents""; ""The Pros and Cons of Patenting and Licensing Mice""; ""Possible Solutions""; ""DISTRIBUTION OF GENETICALLY ALTERED MICE""; ""Problems and Expenses""; ""Possible Solutions: Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Distribution Options""; ""Investigators""; ""For-Profit Organizations""; ""Not-for-Profit National Repository""; ""National Institutes of Health""; ""Comparing Options""; ""HANDLING THE PROLIFERATION OF STRAINS""; ""Storage""

""Managing Data about Strains""""Addendum: Important Events and Advances Since the Workshop""; ""AGENDA OF THE MARCH 1993 WORKSHOP""; ""DELINEATION OF THE ISSUES""; ""OPTIONS AND SOLUTIONS""; ""LIST OF SPEAKERS""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.