
There are very few things I get political on, but patenting human genes is one of them. The genes being patented are the same ones naturally present in humans. This patentability results in difficulty for researchers, as they have to pay thousands of dollars to study a human gene, including some breast cancer genes.
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For more information:http://genomics.jhu.edu/papers/Perils-of-gene-patents-reprint-CPT2012.pdf
http://bcaction.org/our-take-on-breast-cancer/gene-patenting/





