Emerging consequences of biotechnology : biodiversity loss and IPR issues /

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Author / Creator:Dronamraju, Krishna R.
Imprint:Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2008.
Description:xxiv, 460 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7633401
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ISBN:9789812775009
9812775005
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-428) and index.
Summary:The commercialization of biotechnology has resulted in a search for biological resources for the purposes of increasing food productivity, medicinal applications, and energy production. This book discusses the role of biological, ecological, environmental, ethical, and economic issues in the interaction between biotechnology and biodiversity.