Bioperl: Re: Open Source and Bio questions

[Clay Shirky]

> I really don't know what Craig is patenting, and wouldn't want to
> misrepresent his plans.  Have you asked him?  He's a very open and
> forthcoming kind of guy.

Sorry, didn't mean to focus on him per se, just picked Celera because
they've just filed so many patents recently (and yes, I'm trying to
talk with him as well). 

What I am trying to understand is what exactly does one own when one
patents a genetic sequence? The press is very confused on this issue,
and as I am thinking of writing about it, I want to try to understand
the issues from the point of view of the fields practitoners.

-clay

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