{"product_id":"patents-and-public-health-two-essays-on-medicine-genetics-as-intellectual-property-9780692367193","title":"Patents and Public Health: Two Essays on Medicine \u0026 Genetics as Intellectual Property","description":"Now is an important time in human history. Viral outbreaks threaten lives and make headlines. We see new diseases appear and spread across the planet. We map our genetic code. And we now share the planet with lifeforms of our own creation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA global communication system keeps us informed. But a global system of trade agreements plays a very important role we do not hear so much about. These trade agreements govern, among other things, patent protection for intellectual property. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a nation accepts a trade agreement treating medicines as intellectual property, it can find itself ill-equipped to confront public health crises like outbreaks of viruses and disease. Genetic material, too, can become protected intellectual property, although the courts of different nations disagree on just what material and how protected it might be. Once the subject of futuristic science fiction novels, the commodification and ownership of human genetic material has become our reality in the 21st century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe two essays in this booklet address the ethical concerns as well as the practical, administrative realities for the offices and courts where governments make decisions that affect all of us; our health, our genetic code, and our future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew Howard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Puma Concolor Aeternus Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/10\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.15d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780692367193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatthew earned a bachelor's degree in public administration at Northern Arizona University in 2013. In 2014, he began graduate studies in public administration at Fort Hays State University. Matthew was a Phi Theta Kappa Scholarship Award recipient. He studied marketing and business at Phoenix College.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Puma Concolor Aeternus Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40682929651827,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":7.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_1299e8fb-66b0-401a-abe5-04d3f080de9e.jpg?v=1674831678","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/patents-and-public-health-two-essays-on-medicine-genetics-as-intellectual-property-9780692367193","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}