patenting own genes

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• - A 31-year-old British woman has applied to patent herself so she can protect herself from "genetic exploitation," the Express tabloid said on Saturday. [Reuters]
  
• - A poet and casino waitress from Bristol, angered at the mass patenting of human genes by science and big business, is trying to become the first person to patent herself. By James Meek. [Guardian]
  
• - Press release by Frank "Dr. Tomorrow" Ogden about his trademark application.
  
• - Cashing in on the human genome project. By Linda Pannozzo. [HighGrader]
  
• - "A US corporation is trying to persuade famous individuals to copyright their DNA." [BBC News]
  
• - Anonymous infrastructure for personal genetic data. Company based on the notion individuals own their own DNA and should have exclusive rights to its use and disposition.
  
• - Patent article by William S. Ramsey, P.C. "Strange as it may seem, you or someone else can patent your genes."