The Economics and Ethics of Bioprospecting
Anthony Artuso
Monday, 03 Nov 1997 at 12:00 pm – Pioneer Room, Memorial Union
Anthony Artuso is Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the University of Charleston. He has developed models of the pharmaceutical research and development process and methods for incorporating the biochemical values of species-rich ecosystems into conservation and development planning. He is the author of the forthcoming Prospecting on the Biomedicinal Frontier. Part of the World Affairs Series.Part of the World Affairs Series: Who Owns The World? From the Lectures Program Archives.
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