thanks for sharing this

great for study

@invista360 Who are you, and why should we give a tinkers damn what you think? Oh, right. The educated public doesn't. Venter's work opens the future for many people who would otherwise not have one. The depth and breadth of medical advancement that will be derived from this work is only being scratched. The possibilities are simply endless.

@NorthForkFisherman What did the courts say exactly?

@HWCWTD Roughly speaking? That whole genomes, genes, and naturally occuring variants could not be patented but that engineered genes, products, and techniques could be. The case law is still being decided in some cases, and since I'm not a lawyer I can't speak to details. SciAm has run more than a few editorials on both the law and ethics we're discussing here.

@eldadevata Yeah, but i think he's more concerned about this information being let out to the world en mass and openeing up the real possibilty of tailor-made pathogens or biologigal weapons specified for certain individuals, leaving no defense what-so-ever.

@invista360 Please seek the attention of an experienced psychiatrist.

@Piquarian Dem sum big wurds.... But I still tink Gawd did it