Status, sale and patenting of human genetic material: an international survey

作     者：Knoppers, BM 

作者机构：Univ Montreal Fac Droit Ctr Droit Rech Droit Publ Genet & Soc Project Montreal PQ H3C 3J7 Canada 

出 版 物：《NATURE GENETICS》 (自然遗传学)

年 卷 期：1999年第22卷第1期

页      面：23-26页

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学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 07[理学] 09[农学] 

主　　题：商业 数据收集 公开 遗传隐私 遗传学研究 基因组 人 信息服务/经济学 信息服务/立法和法学 国际性 专利/立法和法学 研究对象 组织供者 组织和器官获得 世界卫生组织 人类 

摘      要：Following a decade of debate, the European Directive on the Legal Protection of Biotechnological Inventions(1) was adopted by the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on July 6, 1998. The Directive constitutes a legal and social policy landmark in biotechnology, taking an explicit position on the contentious issue of the patentability of higher life forms. It fails, however, to provide definitive statements on the legal status of human genetic material or the possibility of personal financial gain in relation to such material. An overview of the international, regional and national positions las found in laws and official policy statements) on the status, commodification and patentability of human genetic material indicates that, although the Directive represents a consolidation of opinions, many issues remain unresolved.