The genealogy of a gene : patents, HIV/AIDS, and race / Myles W. Jackson

In The Genealogy of a Gene, Myles Jackson uses the story of the CCR5 gene to investigate the interrelationships among science, technology, and society. Mapping the varied "genealogy" of CCR5 -- intellectual property, natural selection, Big and Small Pharma, human diversity studies, personalized medicine, ancestry studies, and race and genomics -- Jackson links a myriad of diverse topics. The history of CCR5 from the 1990s to the present offers a vivid illustration of how intellectual property law has changed the conduct and content of scientific knowledge, and the social, political, and ethical implications of such a transformation. The CCR5 gene began as a small sequence of DNA, became a patented product of a corporation, and then, when it was found to be an AIDS virus co-receptor with a key role in the immune system, it became part of the biomedical research world -- and a potential moneymaker for the pharmaceutical industry. When it was further discovered that a mutation of the gene found in certain populations conferred near-immunity to the AIDS virus, questions about race and genetics arose. Jackson describes these developments in the context of larger issues, including the rise of "biocapitalism," the patentability of products of nature, the difference between U.S. and European patenting approaches, and the relevance of race and ethnicity to medical research.

Medienart:

E-Book

Erscheinungsjahr:

[2015]

Erschienen:

Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press ; 2015

Reihe:

Transformations: studies in the history of science and technology

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jackson, Myles W., 1964- [Sonstige Person]

Links:

Volltext [lizenzpflichtig]
Inhaltsverzeichnis

ISBN:

978-0-262-32719-0

0-262-32719-8

Nlm:

QU 470

Themen:

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Continental Population Groups
Electronic books
Genes
Genetic genealogy
HIV (Viruses)
HIV Infections
HIV-Infektion
Human population genetics
Humangenetik
Humans
MEDICAL ; History
POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Social Security
POLITICAL SCIENCE ; Public Policy ; Social Services & Welfare
Patents
Patents as Topic
Rasse
Receptors, CCR5

Anmerkungen:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-326) and index. - Print version record

Umfang:

Online Ressource (xii, 336 pages) ; illustrations, map.

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

821230239