Polyphenols, Ethnomedicine, and Benefit Sharing

The ethics of benefit sharing.

There is an almost universal feeling that it would be unfair if a rich country went into a poor country , took out some of its natural resources, made a marketable product and earned vast revenues from it unless the poor country were given something back. It is intuitively straightforward that a nation, company or person should not make money on somebody else's resources without paying for them...

Toward global justice through benefit-sharing.

Beyond the rhetoric: population genetics and benefit-sharing.

Information derived from the Human Genome Project (HGP) promises to inspire an array of future innovations with profound societal benefits. Population genetic research is now viewed as a necessary next step in the evolution of research based on the human genome. It is anticipated that projects will be developed in which the DNA from thousands of research subjects will be linked to medical recor...

How expected benefit and trust influence knowledge sharing

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to look at the relationships among factors which result in improved knowledge sharing, through the empirical validation of a theoretical model consisting of three dimensions: expected benefit in relation to knowledge sharing, trust at workplace, and employee knowledge-sharing behavior. Design/methodology/approach – This study targets three technological co...

Regulating Bioprospecting: Institutions for Drug Research, Access and Benefit-Sharing

T policy brief summarizes the main arguments and conclusions of a forthcoming book by United Nations University Press, which examines the regulation of bioprospecting for drug research from an interdisciplinary law and economics perspective. Bioprospecting was once touted as a promising opportunity for collaborative ventures in biotechnology-based research and development (R&D) between the gene...