Compiled by Rebecca Scheib
ORGANIZATIONS
Morrison Institute for Population and Resource Studies http://www.stanford.edu/group/morrinst/index.shtml
Union of Concerned Scientists http://www.ucsusa.org/
Council for Responsible Geneticshttp://www.gene-watch.org/
Rural Advancement Foundation International http://www.rafi.ca/
International Center for Technology Assessmenthttp://www.icta.org/
Foundation on Economic Trends http://www.biotechcentury.org/
United States Patent and Trademark Officehttp://www.uspto.gov/
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policyhttp://www.iatp.org/iatp/
Cultural Survivalhttp://www.cs.org/
American Anthropological Associationhttp://www.ameranthassn.org/
Society of Economic Botanyhttp://www.econbot.org/
Society of Ethnobiology http://guallart.dac.uga.edu/
BOOKS
The Human Body Shop: The Engineering and Marketing of Life by Andrew Kimbrell (HarperCollins, 1994)
Genetic Engineering: Dreams and Nightmares by Enzo Russo and David Cove (W.H. Freeman, 1995)
The Last Harvest: The Genetic Gamble That Threatens to Destroy American Agriculture by Paul Raeburn (Simon & Schuster, 1995)
The DNA Mystique: The Gene as a Cultural Icon by Dorothy Nelkin and M. Susan Lindee (W.H. Freeman, 1995)
Gene Future: The Promise and Perils of the New Biology by Thomas F. Lee (Plenum Press, 1993)
Related Articles:
Introduction Bioprospecting or Biopiracy?
Andrew Kimbrell on High-Tech Piracy From one-eyed swordsmen to scientists in rubber gloves, once again the earth's riches are being looted
Hank Greely on Mapping the Territory Global genome project searches for cures, not controversy
Pharmaceutical Giant Shares the Wealth Merck funds R and D in Costa Rica
Transnationals with a Conscience Some drug companies are trying to do the right thing
Biodiversity Resources
Resources for Special Section, March 1996.