GE CLST M71A Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Svalbard Global Seed Vault, Hans Jonas

• School: UCLA
• Department: General Education Clusters
• Course: GE CLST M71A
• Professor: Rensel, M.A.; Le Goff, A.G.; Panofsky, A.L.

Document Summary

Lecture notes: the transformation of nature and precautionary ethics. Impact of the myriad ruling on life science & technology. [ does 101 of the patent act allow patents on human genes?] Naturally occurring gene sequences, and their natural derivative products, are not patent eligible. Under 101 of the patent act, the discovery of natural products does not warrant a patent. However, the court also held that the creation of a new product in a lab exempts that product from being a product of nature. Therefore, gene sequences refined by synthetic processes to create molecules that do not occur naturally are patent eligible. Unfair uses: patents using local knowledge under the label of humankind"s common heritage. Human transformation of nature domestication of plants and animals: neolithic (10,000-9,000 bce) definition of human beings we use technology and knowledge to shape our environment. Hans jonas: responsibility and precaution (the imperative of responsibility, 1979)