title: [Gene and gene sequence patenting].
abstract: According to the author, the patenting of elements isolated or copied from the human body boils down to the issue of genes and gene sequences. He describes the current situation from the comparative law standpoint (U.S. and Spanish law mainly) and then esamines the biotechnology industry's position.
authors.affiliation: Titular de la Cátedra UNESCO de Bioética, Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires, República de Argentina.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Bergel
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000941:ethics / Q000592:standards; D005060:Europe; D005796:Genes; D006801:Humans; D010330:Patents as Topic / Q000941:ethics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States