Study About IP On The Human Genome Shows That Patents Hindered Innovation
David Levine points us to the abstract of a recent study of the human genome, which shows how the parts protected by intellectual property resulted in a significant decrease in both scientific...
View ArticleDailyDirt: Who Wants To Live Forever
Several discoveries in biology could lead to treatments that reverse the effects of aging and prolong lifespans. There isn't quite a magic bullet, but it's not unreasonable to think that people could...
View ArticlePublic Domain Human Genome Project Generated More Research And More...
Traditionally, there has been a blithe assumption that more innovation occurs when patents are granted than when they are not. But as Techdirt has reported, people are finally beginning to call that...
View ArticleDailyDirt: More Than A Little Collaboration Necessary
Science is getting more and more complicated as we learn more and it becomes nearly impossible for any single human being to understand, let alone perform, all of the experiments necessary to push the...
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