Unnatural Selection (inbunden)
Format
Häftad (Paperback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
317
Utgivningsdatum
1994-08-01
Förlag
Gordon & Breach Science Publishers Ltd
Dimensioner
235 x 159 x 19 mm
ISSN
1055-7180
ISBN
9782881246395

Unnatural Selection

Technology, Politics and Plant Evolution

Häftad,  Engelska, 1994-08-01
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This work focuses on the historical development of the control and ownership of living materials. Moving from a consideration of property rights in the United States, the author examines current efforts to create globally applicable mechanisms.

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