Content tagged "biotechnology"
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Posted by Sarah Schwartz S.M., Science Writing, 2015
Topics: Association of Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, biology, biotechnology, genetics, Human Genome Project, innovation, law, morality, patents, rights, SCOTUSOwning the Code of Life: Human Gene Patents in America
A Supreme Court decision marked a surprising and historic shift in the relationship between patent law and fundamental biology–but questions and uncertainty about a future without gene patents remain.
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Posted by kestrell S.M., Comparative Media Studies, 2006
Topics: biotechnology, cultural studies, disability, identity, media, science fictionDecloaking Disability: Images of Disability and Technology in Science Fiction Media
How images of disability are used to frame cultural narratives regarding technology.
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Posted by Katherine Bourzac S.M., Science Writing, 2004
Topics: biology, biotechnology, chimeras, ethics, science, species, taxonomyAcross the Great Divide: Chimeras and Species Boundaries
Can, and should, human-animal chimeras be made?