Gene Patents are Not Patents on Humans isolated gene very different from human chromosome has been extracted and changed significantly isolation is not merely purification cannot function in the same way as chromosomes does not exist in nature isolated gene can be used for purposes the human chromosome cannot greatly add to our understanding of hereditary diseases useful as chemical reagents; research tools; diagnostic and biological probes; gene therapy; to manufacture vaccines, proteins and industrial enzymes; to improve food production, and more personalized medicine
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