11.   Indeed, genes have been patented for years.

12.   Investors bid up shares in companies like Celera, Incyte and others that were discovering and patenting genes.

13.   No one has been able to convince me that it will do any good for humanity for someone to be able to patent genes.

14.   So the institution patents the gene.

15.   Some doctors fear that genetic testing of patients could become prohibitively expensive if each gene is patented.

16.   The rules were intended to help end what has become an acrimonious debate on patenting genes, a multimillion-dollar business for many companies.

17.   This complexity could complicate the issue of patenting olfactory genes.

18.   When Clinton and British Prime Minister Tony Blair commented on patenting genes in April, biotech stocks plummeted.

19.   Numerous genes have been patented by their discoverers.

20.   Some companies patent genes in order to develop commercial health products.