Globe Editorial
A federal court should rule against allowing patents on human genes, which violates the longstanding rule against patenting anything that occurs in nature. The US Patent Office believes that granting patents is the best way to attract research dollars, but there are other, better ways to encourage genetic research. (Full article: 459 words)
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