It looks like you're using an Ad Blocker.
Please white-list or disable AboveTopSecret.com in your ad-blocking tool.
Thank you.
Some features of ATS will be disabled while you continue to use an ad-blocker.
Originally posted by Ghost375
whoa, I don't know if this is as good a ruling as you think....
there's more to it, any CREATED(or artificial) human genes CAN be patented....
and it's the created genes that will likely cure certain diseases....
Someone could create the gene that would completely prevent cancer, or extend lives indefinitely, and they would hold a patent for it!!!
It's common sense that natural genes shouldn't be patented....the full ruling was a huge loss!!!
Originally posted by Ghost375
whoa, I don't know if this is as good a ruling as you think....
there's more to it, any CREATED(or artificial) human genes CAN be patented....
and it's the created genes that will likely cure certain diseases....
Someone could create the gene that would completely prevent cancer, or extend lives indefinitely, and they would hold a patent for it!!!
It's common sense that natural genes shouldn't be patented....the full ruling was a huge loss!!!
edit on 14-6-2013 by Ghost375 because: (no reason given)