Can Companies Own Human Genes?

<p>Biotech companies invest a lot in developing ways to rapidly diagnose diseases, identify people at risk for certain medical conditions, and determine which individuals will respond to particular drugs. This work often results in finding previously unknown variations in specific genes that predict if a person might develop a disease or respond to a treatment. In return for the investment to develop these medical tests, shouldn't companies have a certain right to profit from their discoveries? It is the main incentive for companies to make these sorts of investments.</p>...<p><a href="http://clk.about.com/?zi=1/1hc&#038;zu=http://biotech.about.com/b/2013/01/16/can-companies-own-human-genes.htm">Read Full Post</a></p>

Source: About.com Biotech Biomedical - January 10, 2013 Category: Biotechnology Source Type: news