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From: bob@its63b.ed.ac.uk (ERCF08 Bob Gray)
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Subject: Re: Are Animals Patentable?
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Date: 22 Apr 88 10:27:45 GMT
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Reply-To: bob@its63b.ed.ac.uk (ERCF08 Bob Gray)
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In article <9915@tekecs.TEK.COM> andrew@frip.gwd.tek.com (Andrew Klossner) writes:
>The question now has to do with the gray area.  That mouse has a human
>gene, so we've established that an animal with at least one human gene
>is patentable.  And we know that an animal with 100% human genes is
>not.  Where will the line be drawn?

The line at present is somewhere between 99% and 100%.

It is perfectly legal to own a chimpanzee, although various
licenses are often required.
	Bob.