AFAIK,
You can patent a specific way how to express the lux genes in plants.

But it hypothetical theory, plants could also develop the genes from itself, or take up DNA from glowing mushrooms (such as panellus stipticus)

It is moraly wrong to patent any genes in any organism. I can't patent adding salt / flavor to the soup. Same thing.





Am Sonntag, 22. Juli 2012 13:08:13 UTC+2 schrieb Omri Drory:

Hi DIYbio, I was doing research for a demonstration project I would like to perform when I saw the main author of this academic paper: "

Autoluminescent Plants" http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0015461

have made a patent application for glowing plants! see: http://www.faqs.org/patents/assignee/bioglow-inc/

What do you think about it? is it morally right or legally possible to patent the use of Lux genes in plants?

Omri

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