de CODE and Iceland: A Critique
Abstract deCODE Genetics Inc. is a for‐profit American corporation built around the idea of cloning and characterizing the genes of Icelanders and marketing the information so obtained. deCODE's three‐pronged plan of genomics research and commercialization in Iceland has brought into focus busi...
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| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2006
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npg.els.0005180 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1038/npg.els.0005180 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1038/npg.els.0005180 |
| Summary: | Abstract deCODE Genetics Inc. is a for‐profit American corporation built around the idea of cloning and characterizing the genes of Icelanders and marketing the information so obtained. deCODE's three‐pronged plan of genomics research and commercialization in Iceland has brought into focus business practices of the genomics industry and a number of ethical issues. |
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