http://www.ecojoes.com/man-made-lifeforms-one-step-closer/ Environmental news, eco-friendly experiments, and green mess Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:41:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.ecojoes.com/man-made-lifeforms-one-step-closer/comment-page-1/#comment-1176 ecojoe Thu, 15 May 2008 13:42:57 +0000 http://www.ecojoes.com/man-made-lifeforms-one-step-closer/#comment-1176 I agree that if companies start patenting genes and lifeforms willy nilly, it'll be a lot like Crichton's book Next. But even with potentially dangerous inventions, a lot of good has come from them (dynamite, nuclear, microwaves). I agree that if companies start patenting genes and lifeforms willy nilly, it’ll be a lot like Crichton’s book Next. But even with potentially dangerous inventions, a lot of good has come from them (dynamite, nuclear, microwaves).

]]> http://www.ecojoes.com/man-made-lifeforms-one-step-closer/comment-page-1/#comment-1165 Jeremy Thu, 15 May 2008 02:21:58 +0000 http://www.ecojoes.com/man-made-lifeforms-one-step-closer/#comment-1165 with how much harm that has been done by science and corporations to this planet, I find it hard to be positive about such a break through. modern man simply does not have the maturity to be delving into these realms responsibly. On top of that it will be patented by some corporation who will expect those to pay out the nose for it. I wish I could this being an altruistic endeavor but it simply will not be so. The monsanto corporation recently claimed such a break through (this may be who you are talking about) then they were awarded a patent on it. This broke the "non-patenting of life forms prescedent" which has lead to vast amounts of legal and social wars about the ethics of patenting life. These companies are claiming patents on strains of plants and animals that have been in the world for countless generations so they can sue people who dont pay the patent fee. Its robbery and this will be the same case. The geek in me does appreciate the advancement however. with how much harm that has been done by science and corporations to this planet, I find it hard to be positive about such a break through. modern man simply does not have the maturity to be delving into these realms responsibly. On top of that it will be patented by some corporation who will expect those to pay out the nose for it. I wish I could this being an altruistic endeavor but it simply will not be so. The monsanto corporation recently claimed such a break through (this may be who you are talking about) then they were awarded a patent on it. This broke the “non-patenting of life forms prescedent” which has lead to vast amounts of legal and social wars about the ethics of patenting life. These companies are claiming patents on strains of plants and animals that have been in the world for countless generations so they can sue people who dont pay the patent fee. Its robbery and this will be the same case. The geek in me does appreciate the advancement however.

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