From marmalade@x-stream.co.uk  Sun Aug 27 19:43:20 2000
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2000 20:43:20 +0100
From: Toast marmalade@x-stream.co.uk
Subject: [Patents] Re: ePatents and Aids-Patents

> actually be shown to produce some positive results.  At the same time, by
> extending patents to genes, the patent offices are probably serving only
> themselves and a group of greedy investors.
> 

FYI:
    I think I read an article in the (U.K) Times a few months back that said the reason why
patents were granted for genes. was because the 'R & D' communities were moving
the process way to slow, and it would have taken about 300 years or so to
fully map human dna using traditional methods. The patents were granted to
allow the reaseach lab to obtain the funding to speed up the process. This means
that we get a complete map of the dna much earlier than predicted .. and all the
benefits and problems that brings with it.. Welcome to the 21st Century folks..

Regards,

Nick F.








