title: Intellectual property in higher life forms: the patent system and controversial technologies.
authors.affiliation: Boston University School of Law, USA.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Merges
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D017087:Animal Rights; D000818:Animals; D030801:Animals, Genetically Modified; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004274:DNA, Recombinant; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004463:Ecology; D005788:Gene Pool; D005818:Genetic Engineering / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D010330:Patents as Topic / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D004274:DNA, Recombinant