Exporting DNA – striking a balance between preventing exploitation and promoting innovation

dc.contributor.authorPepper, Michael Sean
dc.contributor.emailmichael.pepper@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-12T06:27:05Z
dc.date.available2018-01-12T06:27:05Z
dc.date.issued2017-02
dc.description.abstractDNA contains the blueprint of life. Variations in the script determine the great diversity that characterises our planet. As the analysis of large datasets derived from DNA reveals the hidden secrets of normal and abnormal structure and function as well as our ancestry, the movement of DNA between research laboratories is becoming commonplace. DNA is a resource that can be used for the benefit or to the detriment of the individuals and communities from which it is derived. But can DNA be treated as a simple commodity? How do we deal with questions such as sovereignty, discrimination and commercialisation? What underlies the current trends in attempting to regulate the movement of DNA? And how can we achieve a balance between preventing exploitation and promoting innovation? This brief overview attempts to contextualise the current landscape in South Africa with regard to the DNA that is destined to leave our shores.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentImmunologyen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2018en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.samj.org.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPepper, M.S. 2017, 'Exporting DNA – striking a balance between preventing exploitation and promoting innovation', South African Medical Journal, vol. 107, no. 2, pp. 106-107.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0256-9574 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2078-5135 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v107i2.12122
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/63508
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherHealth and Medical Publishing Groupen_ZA
dc.rights© 2017 Health & Medical Publishing Group. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial Works License (CC BY-NC 3.0).en_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africa (SA)en_ZA
dc.subjectExploitationen_ZA
dc.subjectInnovationen_ZA
dc.subjectResearch laboratoriesen_ZA
dc.subjectDeoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)en_ZA
dc.titleExporting DNA – striking a balance between preventing exploitation and promoting innovationen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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