From bodies to bases : human biology and the laws of property
From Bodies to Bases: Human Biology and the Laws of Property takes the reader through the reactions of legal systems to the creeping commodification of all components of the human body. In a hierarchical approach starting with the whole body, through the organs, tissues, cells, and finally individua...
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| description | From Bodies to Bases: Human Biology and the Laws of Property takes the reader through the reactions of legal systems to the creeping commodification of all components of the human body. In a hierarchical approach starting with the whole body, through the organs, tissues, cells, and finally individual molecules such as DNA, the author shows how legislation and judicial decisions attempt to protect human dignity against those who would manufacture human clones, traffic in organs, market blood, eggs and sperm, patent genes, and exploit the genomes of the innocent. |
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| spelling | iium-292015-09-09T07:55:26Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/29/ From bodies to bases : human biology and the laws of property Candlish, John K Law (General) From Bodies to Bases: Human Biology and the Laws of Property takes the reader through the reactions of legal systems to the creeping commodification of all components of the human body. In a hierarchical approach starting with the whole body, through the organs, tissues, cells, and finally individual molecules such as DNA, the author shows how legislation and judicial decisions attempt to protect human dignity against those who would manufacture human clones, traffic in organs, market blood, eggs and sperm, patent genes, and exploit the genomes of the innocent. IIUM Press 2009 Book PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/29/1/from_bodies_to_bases-human_biology.pdf Candlish, John (2009) From bodies to bases : human biology and the laws of property. IIUM Press, Kuala Lumpur. ISBN 9789833855919 http://rms.research.iium.edu.my/bookstore/Products/93-from-bodies-to-bases-human-biology-and-the-laws-of-property.aspx |
| spellingShingle | K Law (General) Candlish, John From bodies to bases : human biology and the laws of property |
| title | From bodies to bases : human biology and the laws of property |
| title_full | From bodies to bases : human biology and the laws of property |
| title_fullStr | From bodies to bases : human biology and the laws of property |
| title_full_unstemmed | From bodies to bases : human biology and the laws of property |
| title_short | From bodies to bases : human biology and the laws of property |
| title_sort | from bodies to bases : human biology and the laws of property |
| topic | K Law (General) |
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