You can’t patent things that aren’t a process or a product, so no you can’t patent genes.
Patents take quite a bit of effort to write up if you really want to protect your intellectual property, and their scope is pretty narrow. The patent holder can also license with interested parties if they want.
Patents are incredibly important for R&D as without them, there is no protection of IP
FM08, different mountains. Glad to see there’s some hams on here though!
I’m into ham radio, tabletop gaming, 3d printing, and tech
I live in a rural mountain area, so I also get tons of outdoor time on the mountains and in the rivers.
What kind of outdoor adventures do you like?
Agree to disagree I guess. I think protecting ideas is an important safeguard that encourages people to take the risk of investing in research.