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barradarcy  ·  4648 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Synthetic Biology and Genetic Engineering
Heck! I just googled Monsanto's patents....they're nuts! What happens when somebody patents a part of the human gene-gnome?? Everyone gets fined or arrested for using it??




b_b  ·  4648 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Actually, its been tried. Fortunately the courts have erred on the side of reason and said the genetic sequences that exist in nature are not patentable.
barradarcy  ·  4642 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Aww...what a pity....can't have all the ginger people arrested then...:-/