Patenting Genes: Ethical or Unethical
Should patenting genes be understood as unethical? Yes or No? Which viewpoint do you side with? Why? Explain. Reference at least two outside resources that further support the viewpoint you side with.
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Should patenting genes be understood as unethical?
Should patenting genes be understood as unethical? Yes or No? Which viewpoint do you side with? Why? Explain. Reference at least two outside resources that further support the viewpoint you side with.
I feel it is unethical. The Supreme Court even decided that patenting genes cannot be done. As Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz stated in (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rep-debbie-wasserman-schultz/supreme-court-gene-patenting-decision_b_3474586.html) ...
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