The Regulatory Challenge of Biotechnology: Human Genetics, Food and Patents

Biotechnology has prompted a revolution in science and society in the truest sense of the word. For what superficially appears to be a revolution in biotechnology, in effect touches upon the fundamentals of life and the way in which humans relate to it. This book will make a significant contribution to the debate surrounding the effective regulation of biotechnology.

The contributing authors assess how regulatory regimes can accommodate the many different and often conflicting issues to whi...