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Credit and Collaboration in a Molecular Biology Lab

Authors: National Academy of Engineering, Online Ethics Center ; National Academy of Engineering, Online Ethics Center
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: A scenario that covers ethical issues that arise when people collaborate on research ideas....
Year: 2006
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/CMS/2963/modindex/resethpages/creditcollab.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-08-13 09:33

Research ethics : text and readings

Authors: Byron, Michael ; Barnbaum, Deborah R.
Publication Type: Book
Abstract: After introducing some of the main perspectives on ethics and ethical theories, this collection of readings covers various aspects of the use of human subjects in research - including readings on vulnerable populations, aspects of t...
Year: 2001

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-07-10 15:37

Ethico-Legal Issues in Biomedicine Patenting: A Patent Professional Viewpoint

Authors: Crespi, R. Stephen
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The author discusses the debate over the ethical implications of allowing patents for biological materials and processes. While most people see no major problems trademarks, copyrights, and other forms of intellectual property righ...
Year: 2005
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-005-0064-6

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-07-13 15:09

Ethics and Patentability in Biotechnology

Authors: Witek, Rafal
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science and Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The article discusses questions about the morality of patenting biotechnological inventions. Looking at recent events in Europe, the author concludes that patent law is not the right place to legislate the consequences of the morali...
Year: 2005
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-005-0062-8

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-09-14 13:52

Appropriating the Ideas of Others

Authors: Shipp, Allan C. ; Korenman, Stanley G.
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Four months after having lunch with a leader in his field, a graduate student is informed by his adviser that his work has appeared, with only minimal attribution, in an article written by the aforementioned leader....
Year: 1994
URL: http://www.research.umn.edu/ethics/pdf/AppropriatingIdeas.htm

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-10-07 14:15

The Statute of Limitations

Authors: Schrag, Brian
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: A professor presents her work on the genetic structure of plants at a brown bag seminar. Her work has generated many ideas, and she does not have time to pursue them all. A graduate student, who is not her advisee, approaches her ab...
Year: 1997
URL: http://www.research.umn.edu/ethics/pdf/StatuteofLimitations.htm

Biblio - KBL781 - 2009-10-08 13:29

Who Owns Genetic Resources?

Authors: Robert Ladenson
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: Country X, located in Latin America, has recently adopted a policy of strictly limiting the collection of biological specimens, both plant and animal, within its borders. under new regulations, individual scientists and companies m...
Year: 2000
URL: http://ethics.iit.edu/EEL/Who%20Owns%20Genetic%20Resources.pdf

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-03-23 15:12

Patent Authorship-Whose DNA Is It Anyway?

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This case highlights potential dilemmas encountered by postdoctoral fellows in a research setting. Who owns the patent when a project belongs to both a faculty member and a graduate student? It also looks at potential conflicts betw...
Year: 2001
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/patent.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-10-21 14:25

Much Obliged

Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This case highlights potential dilemmas encountered by postdoctoral fellows in a research setting. To whom is a research Ph.D. student obligated when a patent for research he created will be owned by the university and hinder his ow...
Year: 2001
URL: http://www.onlineethics.org/Resources/Cases/obliged.aspx

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-10-21 14:26

Patents, Innovation, and Privatization

Authors: Albin, Ramona C.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Science & Engineering Ethics
Abstract: The framers of the U.S. Constitution believed that intellectual property rights were crucial to scientific advancement. Yet, the framers also recognized the need to balance innovation, privatization, and public use. The courts' expa...
Year: 2010
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-010-9234-2

Biblio - KBL781 - 2011-01-04 16:07

A Synergistic Union, or Selling Out?: University-Industry Relations, Biotechnology, and the UC-Berkeley/Novartis Partnership

Authors: Dunning, Rebecca ; Kenan Institute for Ethics, Duke University
Publication Type: Case Study
Abstract: This case uses the controversial partnership linking the University of California-Berkeley’s College of Natural Resources and agribusiness giant Novartis to examine the ongoing tensions between higher education’s public mission and ...
Year: 2009
URL: http://www.duke.edu/web/kenanethics/CaseStudies/BerkeleyNovartis.pdf

Biblio - KBL781 - 2011-03-14 17:00

Biomedical Research and the Commercialization Agenda: A Review of main Considerations for Neuroscience

Authors: Ogbogu, Ubaka ; Caulfield, Timothy
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Accountability in Research: Policies & Quality Assurance
Abstract: This article reviews a range of issues associated with the commercialization of biomedical research and speculates on how these issues might apply to the neuroscience context. The authors explore normative benchmarks for assessing a...
Year: 2008
DOI: 10.1080/08989620802388788

Biblio - KBL781 - 2011-01-25 17:41

Patents versus patenting: implications of intellectual property protection for biological research

Authors: Lei, Zhen ; Juneja, Rakhi ; Wright, Brian D.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Secondary Title: Nature Biotechnology
Abstract: The article discusses the existence of intellectual property rights in the biological sciences and evaluates what effects patents have on shared access to research tools. A published study examines data pertaining to this conundrum ...
Year: 2009
DOI: 10.1038/nbt0109-36

Biblio - KBL781 - 2010-08-03 15:22