Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, May 29 2013 @ 07:08 AM EDT |
How is it original? It is the basis of the entire MI2 plot line! [ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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Authored by: mtew on Wednesday, May 29 2013 @ 08:13 AM EDT |
This could become very strange...
Could the patent owner be held liable for the damage done by
the 'agent' they own?
I think PJ has it right on this one. This kind of patent has much more
down-side potential than it has up-side potential.
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Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, May 29 2013 @ 10:44 AM EDT |
Nations can ignore patents in severe medical conditions and this would be one.
But then not many nations recognize patents on biological entities.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, May 29 2013 @ 01:22 PM EDT |
"The Dutch researchers said that they patented the virus in order to spark
drug companies’ interest in developing a vaccine and denied that they had kept
the virus from anyone."
I find the above a very interesting statement.
Should we take that to mean that they rather than keep it away from people they
actually released it on people - "to spark drug companies' interest" -
and reap royalties...?
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Authored by: Anonymous on Wednesday, May 29 2013 @ 03:59 PM EDT |
By
MERS,
The virus has already been sent free of charge to many
public research and health institutions that
can work with it safely
I admit to a shiver down my spine when I first read of the Saudi
scientist who "posted" the sample to Holland. Now
we have the Dutch (possibly
in response to public outrage on the patent?) sending samples across the globe
to all
and sundry, of a deadly, largely unknown virus. Who are those four men
on horseback?
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