title: Gene patents: are they socially acceptable monopolies, essential for drug discovery? -- reply.
authors.forename: Jack A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Heinemann
mesh_terms: D004247:DNA / Q000235:genetics; D004345:Drug Industry / Q000941:ethics*; D018973:Intellectual Property; D010330:Patents as Topic / Q000941:ethics*
chemical_list: D004247:DNA