Environmental biotechnology in the postgenomics era.
The sequencing of the human genome and many microbial genomes has provided new opportunities to study the environmental impact on life processes, leading to development of new technologies that can be protected by patenting. Development of such new technologies has, however, led in some cases to judicial intervention because of their controversial nature. This article illustrates some of the trends in postgenomics biotechnology development and the attendant legal and ethical considerations.
Chakrabarty
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois College of Medicine (M/C 790), 835 South Wolcott Avenue, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. pseudomo@uic.edu
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