The new creation: An update on animal gene engineering

Abstract

There are ethical and religious, legal and political, social and economic, environmental and cultural dimensions to animal biotechnology. When these are ignored, the gap between private/corporate and public interests widens. This concern does not represent anti-science or anti-progress leanings, but a more informed public. Patenting of the techniques of biotechnology, rather than its products, including transgenic animals would be more acceptable.