Authors:Ana Agostino, Glenn Ashton,
Publisher: Jacana Media
Keywords: knowledge, life, privatisation, world, patented
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2007-04-01
List price: $18.00
ISBN-10: 1770092293
ISBN-13: 9781770092297

A fascinating collection of essays, this study analyzes the issue of property rights, the growing private possession of life and ideas, and the erosion of human rights as a result. From a wide range of experts and specialists, the breadth of topics discussed include genetically engineered crops, patented computer programs, harvesting of human cells, and the exploitation of biodiversity including the use of molecules and atoms for private profit. From court cases on individuals seeking the property rights to their own spleen cells to corporations securing the rights to breast cancer genes, this

Author: Patricia Carter Sluby
Publisher: Praeger
Keywords: patented, ingenuity, americans, african, spirit, inventive
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2004-04-30
List price: $43.95
ISBN-10: 0275966747
ISBN-13: 9780275966744

In this important study, former United States primary patent examiner Patricia Carter Sluby pays homage to the inventive spirit of African Americans. Beginning with the contributions of enslaved Africans brought to American shores, Sluby introduces inventors and patent holders from all fields up to and including the leading edge of today’s technology. Along with such recognizable figures as George Washington Carver and Madam C. J. Walker, readers will discover little-known or forgotten pioneers of devices such as a tobacco substitute, a home security system, and a portable heart monitor.