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THE patenting of inventions in microbiology, is arousing unusual interest the United States and Europe. Stephen Crespi, Patents Controller at the UK National Research Development Corporation examines recent developments in Europe
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Patenting nature's secrets and protecting microbiologists' interests. Nature 284, 590–591 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1038/284590a0
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