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Of SNPS, TRIPS, and Human Dignity: Ethics and Gene Patenting Of SNPS, TRIPS, and Human Dignity: Ethics and Gene Patenting By Miriam Schulman If you bring up the topic of gene patenting with a group of scientists, they are likely to talk about what impact limiting access to DNA sequences will have on research. A similar conversation with lawyers may provoke debate about the utility or inventiveness of particular patent applications. But raise the question of granting intellectual property rights over pieces of the human genome in any gathering of regular folks, and the initial response is probably going to be, "Yuck." Intellectual property attorney William L. Anthony Jr., a partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, frequently discusses these issues with jury focus groups. Full Article: http://www.scu.edu/ethics/publications/submitted/schulman/genepatenting.html |
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