References & Sources

Patently unpatentable

The U.S. patent office has rejected a broad patent on the creation of human-animal chimeras.

Further Readings:

Travis, J. 1998. Patenting the Minotaur? Science News 153(May 9):299.

Sources:

Stuart A. Newman
New York Medical College
Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy
Basic Science Building
Valhalla, NY 10595

From Science News, Vol. 156, No. 8, August 21, 1999, p. 127. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.