Environmental biotechnology in the postgenomics era

The sequencing of the human genome and many microbial genomes has provided new opportunities to study the environmental impact on life processes, leading to development of new technologies that can be protected by patenting. Development of such new technologies has, however, led in some cases to jud...

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Published in:Biotechnology advances 2003-12, Vol.22 (1), p.3-8
Main Author: Chakrabarty, A.M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Biotechnology
Biotechnology - ethics
Biotechnology - legislation & jurisprudence
Biotechnology - methods
Biotechnology - trends
Environmental Health - legislation & jurisprudence
Environmental Health - trends
Environmental Monitoring - ethics
Environmental Monitoring - legislation & jurisprudence
Environmental Monitoring - methods
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Genetic Predisposition to Disease - genetics
Genetic Testing - ethics
Genetic Testing - legislation & jurisprudence
Genome
genomics
Genomics - ethics
Genomics - legislation & jurisprudence
Genomics - methods
Genomics - trends
Intellectual Property
Postgenomics
Risk Assessment - ethics
Risk Assessment - legislation & jurisprudence
Risk Assessment - methods
Risk Assessment - trends
United States
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Summary:The sequencing of the human genome and many microbial genomes has provided new opportunities to study the environmental impact on life processes, leading to development of new technologies that can be protected by patenting. Development of such new technologies has, however, led in some cases to judicial intervention because of their controversial nature. This article illustrates some of the trends in postgenomics biotechnology development and the attendant legal and ethical considerations.
ISSN:0734-9750
1873-1899
DOI:10.1016/j.biotechadv.2003.08.004