How the gene-patenting race is affecting science

Journal Article · Sat Sep 04 00:00:00 EDT 1993 · Science News (Washington, D.C.); (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2307/3977547· OSTI ID:5636462

Wuethrich, B

Since the National Institutes of Health first filed for patents on thousand fragments of human genes in 1992, many researchers are confronting difficult problems arising at the intersection of science, private enterprise, and the law. At present scientists understand the function of fewer than 1,500 human genes. Decoding all these genes in the goal of the Human Genome Project, sponsored by NIH and DOE. This paper discusses the complex practical, political, ethical, and economic issues involved in describing portions of DNA sequences and the patenting (and ownership) of those sequences.

• OSTI ID: 5636462
• Journal Information: Science News (Washington, D.C.); (United States), Vol. 144:10; ISSN 0036-8423
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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