Law and Biotechnology: Cases and Materials

by Victoria Sutton

This casebook addresses a broad range of issues in many areas of law which are affected by recent advances in biotechnology. The book seeks to examine the law and the underlying science and policy of biotechnology in addressing these issues. This interdisciplinary book will include biotechnology issues in biologically engineered plants and foods, genetically engineered organisms, cloning, DNA, the Human Genome Project, patenting, property law, criminal law, evidence, and international aspects of law and biotechnology. The governmental management of these issues through the Executive Branch, the Legislative Branch and the Judicial Branch, as well as the private sector interaction, is examined. Several appendices are included in the casebook, which are useful reference tools for the student or the practitioner.

502 pages, Hardcover

First published June 29, 2007

About the author

Victoria Sutton grew up in North Carolina and wrote her first book at age 9, a 90-page epic of a bee family. As a law professor and scientist she writes academic books on the environment and emerging technologies and law -- nanotechnology, biotechnology and bioterrorism. In academia she has won the Best Book Award at her University (Texas Tech University)and two book awards for each of her "pop law" books, "The Legal Kiss" and "Halloween Law". She has also explored fiction, winning one award in romance writing from the prestigious Golden Acorn competition.

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