title: Patenting life.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: K W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: O'Connor
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003219:Confidentiality; D003309:Copyright / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004989:Ethics; D005818:Genetic Engineering; D007391:International Cooperation; D010125:Ostreidae; D010330:Patents as Topic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States