Intellectual property and biotechnology : biological inventions / Matthew Rimmer.

Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, [2008], ©2008.

xiv, 377 pages ; 25 cm

Anything under the sun : patent law and micro-organisms -- Franklin barley : patent law and plant breeders' rights -- The human chimera patent initiative : patent law and animals -- The storehouse of knowledge : patent law, scientific discoveries, and products of nature -- The book of life : patent law and the Human Genome Project -- The dilettante's defence : patent law, research tools, and experimental use -- The Utah saints : patent law and genetic testing -- The alchemy of junk : patent law and generic testing -- Still life with stem cells : patent law and human embryos -- Blue sky research : patent law and frontier technologies.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 308-362) and index.