title: [Patenting human genetic material: ethical and legal implications].
abstract: If we introduce the subject of patents on human genetic material in a Bioethics Conference we must answer two questions. Firstly, whether the debate can be universalized, bearing in mind the national nature of norms governing intellectual property, and, secondly, whether there are links between patent law and ethics. Using the example of the patenting of biological material, we will see how this impacts on society, which, beyond the technical or legal knowledge required, is voicing its concern on the ethical level.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Buenos Aires, República de Argentina.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Bergel
mesh_terms: D026688:Bioethical Issues; D005060:Europe; D005796:Genes; D006801:Humans; D010330:Patents as Topic / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012106:Research; D014481:United States
vernacular_title: Patentamiento de material genético humano: implicaciones éticas y jurídicas.