Patenting a GENE? WHAT?

Subject: Re: Patenting a GENE? WHAT?

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: Recently PE Corp. announced that they have mapped 90% of the human genome and that with their current techniques will have completed the entire human genome by the summer of 2000. I also read that PE Corp has 14 patents pending on genes that will be integral to the pharm. companies for new therapies and drugs. Logically, I have a serious issues regarding patenting genes. Is this true that a company or indivudual can control a gene when it comes to making money on treatments or do they control the processes/testing procedures in which one comes by the "Gene information"? If anyone knows where I can find more information regarding this or any related information on "biotechnology", "genetics", and the patenting regulations governing these areas I would greatly appreciate it. : Thank YOU.

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