Deadly Monopolies

The Shocking Corporate Takeover of Life Itself—And the Consequences for Your Health and Our Medical Future
Book • 2011
Deadly Monopolies explores the contentious issues in modern biomedical research, highlighting how corporate control and patent laws have led to soaring drug prices and reduced innovation.

The book delves into cases like gene patenting and biocolonialism, revealing the darker side of the medical-industrial complex.

Washington argues that this monopolistic model retards research, puts patients at risk, and makes cures exorbitantly expensive.

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