Abstract
Legal, economic, ethical, and social issues relating to animal patents were the subject of hearings and legislation during the 100th US Congress. The purpose of this paper is to explain why Congress is interested in the topic of animal patents, to highlight the legislative activities of the 100th Congress related to this issue and to describe the role of the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) in advising Congress on issues raised by animal patents.
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O’Connor, K.W. (1989). Congressional Perspectives. In: Lesser, W.H. (eds) Animal Patents. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-10769-8_5
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