However, cDNA can be patented. That is genetic material that has been "customized" by human. They just cannot patent "nature invented" genes.
On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 12:19 PM, Paul Gilmartin <[email protected]>wrote: > Supreme Court rules human genes may not be patented > Washington Post - 1 hour ago > > The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that human genes cannot be > patented, ... > > OT? But who knows? Perhaps indicating a disposition that > might stem the tide of patent trolls. > > -- gil > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. If this had been an actual emergency, do you really think we'd stick around to tell you? Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
