{"product_id":"biobazaar-janet-hope-9780674026353","title":"Biobazaar: The Open Source Revolution and Biotechnology","description":"\u003cp\u003eFighting disease, combating hunger, preserving the balance of life on Earth: the future of biotechnological innovation may well be the future of our planet itself. And yet the vexed state of intellectual property law--a proliferation of ever more complex rights governing research and development--is complicating this future. At a similar point in the development of information technology, \"open source\" software revolutionized the field, simultaneously encouraging innovation and transforming markets. The question that Janet Hope explores in \u003ci\u003eBiobazaar\u003c\/i\u003e is: can the open source approach do for biotechnology what it has done for information technology? Her book is the first sustained and systematic inquiry into the application of open source principles to the life sciences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe appeal of the open source approach--famously likened to a \"bazaar,\" in contrast to the more traditional \"cathedral\" style of technology development--lies in its safeguarding of community access to proprietary tools without discouraging valuable commercial participation. Traversing disciplinary boundaries, Hope presents a careful analysis of intellectual property-related challenges confronting the biotechnology industry and then paints a detailed picture of \"open source biotechnology\" as a possible solution. With insights drawn from interviews with Nobel Prize-winning scientists and leaders of the free and open source software movement--as well as company executives, international policymakers, licensing experts, and industry analysts--her book suggests that open source biotechnology is both desirable and broadly feasible--and, in many ways, merely awaiting its moment.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Janet Hope\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674026357\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674026353\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 5.86w x 1.35d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Independent Publisher Book Awards - Bronze Medal Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2007 pg. 147\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2007 pg. 16","brand":"Janet Hope","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44054244098303,"sku":"9780674026353","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6139dd34-f5c1-41ad-b6a1-e1099985af71.jpg?v=1685028845","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/biobazaar-janet-hope-9780674026353","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}