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Trading the Genome: Investigating the Commodification of Bio-Information
Author(s): Bronwyn Parry (Author)
- Publisher: Columbia University Press
- Publication Date: 12 Nov. 2004
- Edition: Illustrated
- Language: English
- Print length: 352 pages
- ISBN-10: 0231121741
- ISBN-13: 9780231121743
Book Description
In a groundbreaking work that draws on anthropology, history, philosophy, business and law, Parry links firsthand knowledge of the operation of the bioprospecting industry to a sophisticated analysis of broader economic, regulatory, and technological transformations to reveal the complex economic and political dynamics that underpin the new global trade in bio-information.
Editorial Reviews
Review
Trading the Genome is strongly recommended as an eye-opener to the practices of the modern pharmaceutical industry.– “Naturalist”
Maintaining a dogged grip on some very important and heretofore-unasked empirical questions, Parry leads us into ground on which it is easy to feel that no critical eye has yet gazed.–Morgan M. Robertson “Progress in Human Geography”
One of Parry’s major contributions is to open this rather closed world to scrutiny.–Felix Driver “Jouranl of Historical Geography”
Parry has a clear, incisive style…making
Trading the Genome a forceful, considered and thought-provoking analysis of one of the most important issues of our time.–Adrian Barnett “New Scientist”Parry takes a highly complex field and makes it easily accessible through her clear and incisive style.–Gerard Porter “Social & Legal Studies”
This book is a welcome addition to the literature and will be a valuable resource…Well worth the read.–Brendan Tobin “Nature”
About the Author
Bronwyn Parry is an economic and cultural geographer who holds a senior research fellowship at King’s College, University of Cambridge. Her current research focuses on the creation and use of human tissue collections in the UK.
