After reading Next it really got me thinking about this, http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresource.../patents.shtml http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_patent anyway I'm also wondering what peoples thoughts are on the subject so Discuss.
It sounds so ridiculous. Patenting genes??? This is to help sick people. It shouldn't be about petty things such as who can use what because I found it first!
Okay, say geneticist find a gene that may mean you have a chance of being "Emotional" "Rebelious" or what ever, one that may help cure disease or may cause disease. They can patent that gene and basically say they invented it.