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Questions around the ownership of genetic information also relate to perceptions of autonomy and hierarchy within the family. A family as a group is made of individuals that are often not viewed or treated as equals. Perceptions of ownership are legally and culturally accepted within the traditional family structure.
What is the status of children? Do [...]

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2009 09 08 Kinship Comments (0)

OWNERSHIP

To who does genetic information belong, the individual or the family? Is this information private or collective? Can genes and their functions even participate in any ownership debates?
Surprisingly, The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted thousands of patents on human genes – in fact, about 20 percent of our genes are patented. A gene [...]

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2009 09 02 ethics Comments (0)