Ethics in Biology, Engineering and Medicine: An International Journal
ISSN Print: 2151-805X
ISSN Online: 2151-8068
SJR:
0.123
Life and Ownership: Intellectual Property Limits, from Genes to Synthetic Biology
Volume 6,
Issue 1-2, 2015,
pp. 139-149
DOI: 10.1615/EthicsBiologyEngMed.2015013465
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this analysis is to widen and clarify the debate which arose during the last years around granting patents (and other ownership rights) upon different methods and mechanisms of manipulating and engineering life. In doing so, I draw a limited, prima facie argument against many sorts of entitlements or granting rights to those capable of manipulating life at its core level. The general tendency nowadays is to put pressure on the institutional setting in order to accept and promote the manipulation of life as a novel discovery and invention, i.e., to grant patents. I will argue why this is not only socially risky, but also morally doubtful.
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