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Will the patentability of genes survive?

Recent court decisions in the United States and Europe have brought the patentability of genes under attack.

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Hoffenberg, H. Will the patentability of genes survive?. Nat Biotechnol 28, 925–926 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0910-925

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