Patenting Life - New York Times
Humans share mostly the same genes. The same genes are found in other animals as well. Our genetic makeup represents the common heritage of all life on earth. You can%u2019t patent snow, eagles or gravity, and you shouldn%u2019t be able to patent genes, either. Yet by now one-fifth of the genes in your body are privately owned.
I think everyone needs to know the information Michael Crichton conveys in this article, because the next 50, 75, 100 years of human existence is dependent on whether or not these laws can be changed. It’s crap like this that stops diseases like AIDS and Cancer from being properly researched and cured.
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Crichton’s knowledge of patent law is spotty, but he’s on the right side of the debate. For a more detailed discussion, please see my blog.