2006/02/19 by Bronwyn Parry
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Medicine · #Biomedical Ethics and Regulation #Biotechnology and Related Fields #CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
paper · doi:10.1179/030801806x84228
openalex publication_date 2006/02/19 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
The genetic revolution is transforming agriculture and medicine, creating markets for genetic materials of both human and non-human origin that might form the basis of new proprietary products. In this paper I outline how these biological materials are combined with specialised scientific knowledge to create engineered artefacts – cell lines, tissue samples, sequenced DNA – that are now commodified and traded internationally as part of the new global resource economy in 'bioinformation'. In so doing I place particular emphasis on the role that spatial relations have played in shaping the organisation and operation of this new scientific and industrial enterprise.