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V. 55 N. 4 (2006)
https://doi.org/10.4081/mem.2006.349
Biologi molecolari: hacker di dati umani? Bioetica e proprietà intellettuale nella ricerca bioinformatica
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The objective of this research is to study the limits and the challenges of the analogy between molecular geneticists' work and hackers' activities. By focusing on this analogy, the Author aims to explore the different ethical and philosophical issues surrounding new genetics and its intelletual property rights (IPR) regulations. The paper firstly shows the philosophical background lying behind the proposed analogy and analyses the sense in which we can talk of geneticists; in particular, it focuses on the so-called Shotgun method for genomic sequencing. After having provided reasons for the proposed anaogy, the Author claims that the Open source philosophy used in the computer field would be a good way to regulate research in the genetics and in pharmaceutical field too. The Open source philosophy would provide fair distribution of research opportunities around the globe with the shift from patenting to copyright in sensitive fields such as genetics.
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Biologi molecolari: hacker di dati umani? Bioetica e proprietà intellettuale nella ricerca bioinformatica. (2006). Medicina e Morale, 55(4). https://doi.org/10.4081/mem.2006.349
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