New Technique Makes Most Gene Patents Irrelevant

Billy the Mountain writes "This Scientific American article, Legal Circumvention, describes a technique for circumventing gene patents whereby living cells are coaxed into expressing genes, especially those genes currently held under patents. Although, would-be exploiters of genes are prevented by patent restrictions from constructing a particular sequence and replicating it, patent law cannot be enforced in instances where an existing cell or organism is caused to express any of these patented genes and proteins."

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[Anonymous Coward]

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Re:Machining Parts

[Anonymous Coward]

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[Anonymous Coward]

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[HowlinMad]

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Re:what a joke

[BrokenM2001]

AMEN

Off Topic: 12:01

[mheckaman]

Thank you so much! I saw the original 1990 short once upon a time and and absolutely _loved_ it [He was trapped for one hour in the original, not one day] and had been trying to think of exactly what it was for the last month. Couldn't remember the name of it. Now here's the real question. I know you can the 1993 movie from Amazon, but is there anywhere (hell even in VCD) that you can find the _original_ 1990 short?

--Matt

Re:Off Topic: 12:01

[ocelotbob]

is there anywhere (hell even in VCD) that you can find the _original_ 1990 short?

It seems to be available over at half.com Like any movie over there, the quality's hit and miss, but if you want it, there you go.

Re:Copy Protection anyone?

[Your_Mom]

I was using that as an extreme example. furrfu.

Re:hrmm

[meis31337]

I love being called an idiot.

Re:Machining Parts

[Xaoswolf]

Now all we need is to find a way to biologically reproduce copyrighted CD's.

Re:An interpretation of the process

[Anonymous Coward]

"if a infinite number of monkeys typed for an infinite amount of time... they could come up with the complete soruce code for MS windows"

MS Windows? 5 monkeys 20 minutes, tops.

I see...

[Anonymous Coward]

Time to patent the circumvention technique!