Pedram Sameni
Aug 7, 2013
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The Debate on Biological Patents and Gene Patents is Still Going on?

Biological patents have already been saving lives for some time. In the 1920s, the researchers who isolated insulin from the pancreas patented it in order to ensure that only trustworthy drug manufacturers could make it. Then they licensed it to the University of Toronto for $1. Later, in 1984, researchers patented HIV.

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