Patenting DNA: Just when you thought it was safe

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 586-587

  Chahine, Kenneth G ^a  

^a Madson and Metcalf   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENETIC DISORDER; GENETICS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PATENT; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DNA; DNA, RECOMBINANT; GENETIC DISEASES, INBORN; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; PATENTS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031156504     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nbt0697-586     Document Type: Article

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