Eli Lilly: DNA patenting through the ages

The announcement of a consortium between the public and private sectors to produce a public single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) map of the human genome is a unique development which gives weight to the need for research tools to be widely available. The human genome project has been characterised by public-private tensions over information access and ownership. This new initiative demonstrates the scope for collaboration between the interests of the two sectors that are very much in the public interest. Read More: http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.1517/13543776.9.2.119