GE CLST M71A Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Eduardo Kac, Genetically Modified Maize, Antiscience

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

Document Summary

Some people don"t even know what gmo stand for. Alba was commissioned by artist eduardo kac and created by geneticist louis-marie houdebine. No, it can"t be patented because it"s not useful even though it"s not found in nature. But can be copyrighted, but it"s a living thing, so can"t really be copyrighted either. Something can be new, but can"t be patented. Yes, the corn seed are patented because they useful (monsanto v. bowman) Impact of myriad ruling on lifescience & technology. Loss of investments: but it didn"t happen so far. Unfair uses: patents using local knowledge under the label of humankind"s common heritage. First domesticated animal = wolf into a dog. Beginning of agriculture & life as we know it. We use technology and knowledge to shape our environment. His brother steals fire from athena = knowledge, so animals have knowledge. Tools = use to get what they want.