I'm not going to give a score on this, because the battle is far from over, and has possibly just begun. Although, humanity has made a small win over a corporation who had patented a pair of genes used to detect cancers. Therefore, only this company could run tests on these genes, and charged handsomely for it. The judge said no, agreeing with the ACLU that DNA is a besic part of everyone's individuality. This opens up the possibility for the 2,000 or so other patents on genes to be questioned, and should. Human genes should not be patented by anyone, it is the fundamental 'open source' material.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Genetics vs. Capitalism
I'm not going to give a score on this, because the battle is far from over, and has possibly just begun. Although, humanity has made a small win over a corporation who had patented a pair of genes used to detect cancers. Therefore, only this company could run tests on these genes, and charged handsomely for it. The judge said no, agreeing with the ACLU that DNA is a besic part of everyone's individuality. This opens up the possibility for the 2,000 or so other patents on genes to be questioned, and should. Human genes should not be patented by anyone, it is the fundamental 'open source' material.
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