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Traditional Knowledge and Benefit Sharing: From Compensation to Transaction

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Castle, D., Gold, E.R. (2007). Traditional Knowledge and Benefit Sharing: From Compensation to Transaction. In: Peter, W., Onwuekwe, C.B. (eds) Accessing and Sharing the Benefits of the Genomics Revolution. The International Library of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Ethics, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-5822-6_4

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