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Science 15 June 2007:
Vol. 316. no. 5831, p. 1557
DOI: 10.1126/science.316.5831.1557
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SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY:
Attempt to Patent Artificial Organism Draws a Protest

Jocelyn Kaiser

An activist group's concern about maverick genome sequencer J. Craig Venter's intention to patent an entirely synthetic free-living organism has thrown a spotlight on the emerging intellectual-property landscape in this hot new field.

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Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)