Examines the growth and development of the biotechnology industry, looking at the effects of individual scientists, universities, and federal research support. Specific focus is on the development of the underlying science in biotechnology and the location of those individuals involved in the...

The "tragedy of the commons" metaphor helps explain why people overuse shared resources. However, the recent proliferation of intellectual property rights in biomedical research suggests a different tragedy, an "anticommons" in which people underuse scarce resources because too many owners can...