[escepticos] Patentes de ADN en Inglaterra

[rvr@...>]

  Hola:

  Noticia recogida en la red.

- - -

"A British trust has warned Celera Genomics that data from Human DNA
should remain in the public domain to maximize benefits for medical
research.  Celera is about to patent DNA structures after decoding
about one third of the human genome. The Wellcome Trust is leading
moves to stop the information becoming the private property of
corporations. " Celera has been brute-forcing structures, enabling
them to beat The Human Genome Project to the punch - and are filing
for 6000 patents. Please contact the Wellcome Trust to indicate your
support of them. Patent attempts like Celera's stifle scientific
progress.

- - -

  En el caso del software las patentes van tan lejos como que se
registran la técnica de hacer doble clic en cartelitos de publicidad
-al menos en EEUU, aquí en Europa todavía no se permiten estas
burradas, aunque hay una ley de camino sobre patentes de programas-.

  Saludos,

-----------------------------------------
Víctor R. Ruiz               rvr en ulpgc.es
División de Comunicaciones
Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
-----------------------------------------