The Politics of Patenting Race
Year: 2007
Type: preprint
Abstract: This article explores the strategic use of race as a genetic category to obtain patent protection and drug approval in biotechnology research and product development. The author explores how this inclusion could have social and scientific implications. The author takes the reader through the sections of a patent concerning such a product as BiDil.
Source: SSRN Electronic Journal
Author: Jonathan Kahn
Institution: Northeastern University
Language: English
Topic: Race, Genetics, and Society
Subfield: Genetics
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Reduced inequalities
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2267582473