Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. Statement of the Problem and Survey of the Solutions; 3. Genetically Coded Functions: The Importance of Definitions; 4. Analogy Becomes Application: Property Rights Mean Privatization; 5. Illustrating the Problem and the Property-Rights Solution; 6. Genesteaders; 7. The Rationale, Design, and Implementation of the Gargantuan Database; 8. Politics; 9. Finance; 10. Final Payments: Greenhouse-Gas Abatement; 11. Conclusion: The Ten Principles for Conserving Genetic Information; Notes; Glossary; Index
Summary
This text details a solution to species loss: the privatization of genetic information. It makes the case that the world should abandon the doctrine of "the common heritage of mankind" and create private property rights over genes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-145) and index
