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H.R. 977, The Genomic Research and Accessibility Act (2 comments ↓)

H.R. 977 would amend title 35, United States Code, to prohibit the patenting of human genetic material.

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raub zeller

the bill should be passed;patents raise medical costs, i.e. breast cancer not 3000 but 1000.patent holders charge what they want. those patents are not theirs.

Du_Fonz

You, or someone you love, may die because of a gene patent that should never have been granted

http://www.michaelcrichton.com/essay-nytimes-patentinglife.html

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