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Karin Patzke February 7, 2013 Experiments in Methods

**Memo: Hierarchy of Questions.**

//__Instructions__: In this section, outline a hierarchy of questions that will allow you to link the empirical material collected for the study to your primary aims. The questions should move from high-level questions about the sciences in general, to general questions about your research, to questions that can be posed during interviews or other data gathering ventures.//

How is intellectual property (and property rights) mapped onto the notion of genetic data? How does legal positioning and categorization change genetic practices in the biotech industry and what are the far-reaching implications of this?
 * __Research Questions and Analytic Goals__**:

1. How has legal (influence) changed scientific research in the United States?
 * Considering the role of intellectual property, how have legislative acts, influenced the development and purposes of research laboratories?
 * Document analysis: What role has the Bayh-Doyl Act played in the development of university campuses? As university research is valued as a form of commodity, how has this affected the general tone of university-based research? What is the relationship between university research and private industry research
 * Morrill Land Grant Act
 * Plant Patent Act
 * Considering the role of adjudication, how have precedents in the courts established norms in the laboratory? The case //Diamond v. Chakrabarty// established genes as patentable and set the stage for manufactured animals such as Harvard’s oncomouse. What role have these precedents played in the development of laboratory research/projects?
 * Interviews: How does the ability to patent research results influence your work? How is your laboratory research patented?

2. What are the political-economic, institutional, social and ethical dimensions of scientific research? (this question taken as-is from the template)
 * Administratively, how have scientific research institutions adjusted their focus to promote manufacture and innovation? Why do technology campuses and parks ‘spur innovation’? Are these sites educational?
 * Interviews: How have you benefited from these research centers and what does your future research entail? How has industry and government funding guided your research goals?How do you manage conflicts-of-interest?