As part of a physical exam at the doctor's office, you give blood for routine tests. The company that does the blood testing for the doctor's office then seels the remains of your lood sample to Future-Gen, a biotechnology company. Future-Gen discovers that your blood cells have genes that you resistant to the HIV virus.

After making the discovery Future-Gen takes out a patent on your genome and the sequence of genes that produce HIV resistance. The patent gives Future-Gen exclusive rights to this discovery. The compny begins to use your genome to conduct research on a cure for HIV infection. When you contact Future-Gen to talk to them about this, however, they tell you that their research on finding a cure for HIV infection is more important that your right to your own genome.

Does Future-Gen have a right to patent your genome? Or is society's need for a cure for HIV more impotant that your personal rights?

Any impressions or thoughts?

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