Abstract
In an extraordinary revelation just under fifty years ago, the structure of a component of our bodies, called DNA, was discovered. The special thing about this component, which is an immensely long thin molecule, is that it turned out to carry the genome — the code of instructions to make us. The same applies to any other living being, since each has its own genome encoded in DNA.
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Merz, Jon (2000) Statement to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property of the Committee on the Judiciary, US House of Representatives Oversight Hearing on Gene Patents and Other Genomic Inventions, http://www.house.gov/judiciary/merz0713.htm.
Schissel, Anna, Jon Merz and M. Mildred Cho (1999) ‘Survey Confirms Fears About Licensing of Genetic Tests’, Nature, vol. 402, p. 118.
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Sulston, J. (2002). Intellectual Property and the Human Genome. In: Drahos, P., Mayne, R. (eds) Global Intellectual Property Rights. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230522923_4
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