Biological Resource Centres [electronic resource]: Underpinning the Future of Life Sciences and Biotechnology /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentContent Provider
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2001.
Biotechnology and the genomics revolution are changing our world’s scientific-technological and socio-economic framework. A new type of raw material – one invisible to the naked eye – will become the essential ingredient of the life sciences and biotechnology and of our future: it is the living cell – human, animal, plant or microbial – and the genes it contains. Who keeps, owns, distributes and sells this raw material? Who has access to it? What are the ethical implications of dealing with human cells and DNA? This book sheds light on many of these questions. It identifies the main challenges and how they can be met.
Executive Summary -- Chapter 1. The Need for Biological Resource Centres -- Chapter 2. The Increasing Challenges of Biodiversity and Genomics -- Chapter 3. Financial Support for Long-term Stability  -- Chapter 4. Ensuring Quality and Expertise -- Chapter 5. Restrictions Affecting Access  -- Chapter 6. Towards a Global Network of Biological Resource Centres  -- Chapter 7. A Call for Action by OECD Countries and Beyond  -- Annex 1. OECD Workshop Tokyo ‘99 on S&amp;T Infrastructure: Support for Biological Resource Centres. Conclusions and Recommendations -- Annex 2. Consistency with New Global Regulatory Systems -- Annex 3a. Participants in the Second and/or Third Task Force Meeting -- Annex 3b. Participants in Drafting Team Meetings in Paris and Tokyo
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Biotechnology and the genomics revolution are changing our world’s scientific-technological and socio-economic framework. A new type of raw material – one invisible to the naked eye – will become the essential ingredient of the life sciences and biotechnology and of our future: it is the living cell – human, animal, plant or microbial – and the genes it contains. Who keeps, owns, distributes and sells this raw material? Who has access to it? What are the ethical implications of dealing with human cells and DNA? This book sheds light on many of these questions. It identifies the main challenges and how they can be met.
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