Dr Aisling McMahon & Dr David Doyle publish article on Patents & De-Extinction in Journal of Law and the Biosciences

Tuesday, July 21, 2020 - 09:45

Dr Aisling McMahon  & Dr David M. Doyle have published an article on ‘Patentability and de-extinct animals in Europe: the patented woolly mammoth?’ in the Journal of Law and the Biosciences (ranked 3rd, JCR Medicine Legal, Q1 SCR Law). The article examines the possibility of recreating extinct animals via ongoing de-extinction projects focusing on the legal, commercial, and ethical implications of patenting de-extinct animals under European patent law. The research was funded by the Irish Research Council New Foundations Scheme (2019).  
The article is available open access here.