Genomic and Viral Sovereignty: Tethering the Materials of Global Biomedicine

• Published in: Public culture Vol. 27; no. 2; p. 361
• Main Authors: Hinterberger, Amy, Porter, Natalie
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Durham Duke University Press, NC & IL 01.05.2015
• Subjects: Biomedical materials; Biomedical research; Genomes; Geopolitics; Global health; Viruses

Viruses and genomes have become the subjects of sovereign claims in contemporary biomedical research. These claims invest biological materials with geopolitical attachments to both nation-states and continental regions and seek to alter the property regimes that characterize global biological econom...