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[News] Many Patents Kill, GNU/Linux Users Can Help

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Patent system 'stifling science'

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| The traditional view is that strong patent protection stimulates innovation, 
| reassuring companies that it is safe to invest in research without fear of 
| being stung by rivals.   
| 
| [...]
| 
| The full benefits of synthetic biology and nanotechnology will not be 
| realised without urgent reforms to encourage sharing of information, they 
| say.  
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7632318.stm

What Can We Do To Help?

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| Are you really motivated and good with research? How about researching 
| patents for obviously bad awards? How about supporting patent reform? Is 
| there something you can do to help support the Software Freedom Law Center?  
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http://linuxlock.blogspot.com/2008/09/what-can-we-do-to-help.html


Related:

Patents Over Patients 

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| Potential anticancer drugs should be judged on their scientific merit,
| not on their patentability. 
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/01/opinion/01moss.html?_r=1&oref=slogin


Open Source Pharmaceuticals - New Business Model 

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| "Open source" as applied to culture defines a culture in which
| intellectual property is made generally available. Participants
| in such a culture are able to improve and modify those products
| and redistribute them back into the community.
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http://www.farmavita.net/content/view/336/51/


Thailand fed up with high drug prices - minister

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| "We have thought about this for more than five years. It's long enough,"
| said Mongkol na Songkhla, who is leading one of the biggest challenges to
| Big Pharma's patent rights in years. 
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http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/2/19/worldupdates/2007-02-19T014311Z_01_NOOTR_RTRJONC_0_-288239-1&sec=worldupdates


Biology Goes Open Source

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| Some of the world's biggest drug companies are finding that
| their genetic research is worth more to them if they give it away.
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http://www.forbes.com/business/2007/02/12/novartis-genes-diabetes-research-biz-cz_mh_0212novartis.html?partner=rss
http://tinyurl.com/2vqssl


Free Software Helps Hospitals Prepare for Mass Casualties

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| Johns Hopkins emergency medicine specialists have developed a tool to help 
| hospitals prepare for disasters with the potential to overwhelm services.
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http://www.jhu.edu/~gazette/2007/19mar07/19casual.html
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