Download or read book Trading the Genome written by Bronwyn Parry and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2004-09-29 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a groundbreaking work that draws on anthropology, history, philosophy, business and law, Parry links firsthand knowledge of the operation of the bioprospecting industry to a sophisticated analysis of broader economic, regulatory, and technological transformations to reveal the complex economic and political dynamics that underpin the new global trade in bio-information.