Good news for men鈥攑otentially鈥攂ut bad news for patent librarians.
Millennium Predictive Medicine of Massachusetts has filed a patent (WO 01/60860)
on 鈥渘ovel genes鈥 for identifying, assessing, preventing and treating prostate
cancer. It says the genes change as a patient develops prostate cancer, and so
provide an early warning of the disease. This should improve the chances for
therapy or surgery. But the gene sequences are so long that the patent fills 14
box files鈥攅quivalent to several hundred conventional paper patents.
More from 快猫短视频
Explore the latest news, articles and features
Technology
Why a Ukrainian cruise missile is flying with hobby drone hardware
News
Technology
Stealth drone spins so fast that it disappears
News
Technology
The US-China AI arms race has taken an unexpected turn
News
Technology
Peter Shor鈥檚 algorithm could break the internet 鈥 but he’s not worried
News
Popular articles
Trending 快猫短视频 articles