Title: Promising genomics
First published: 2008
Description: Part detective story, part exposé and part travelogue, this book investigates one of the signature biotech stories of our time and, in doing so, opens a window onto the world of genome science. Fortun examines how deCODE Genetics in Iceland became one of the wealthiest, and most scandalous, companies of its kind.
Subjects: Access control, Databases, Databases, Genetic, Economics, Ethics, Genetic Databases, Genetic Privacy, Genetic Research, Genetics, Population, Genomics, Human genetics, Human population genetics, Inc DeCODE Genetics, Law and legislation, Legislation & jurisprudence, Medical records, Moral and ethical aspects, Moral and ethical aspects of Human population genetics, Population genetics, Privacy, Right of, Research, Right of Privacy, Social aspects, Social aspects of Genomics, Human genetics, moral and ethical aspects, Privacy, right of, Medical ethics, Research, europe, Population Genetics
Places: Iceland
LC classification: QH438.7 .F67 2008