Can You Patent a Deadly Virus?

Published: June 10, 2013

Interesting developments this week out of the ongoing effort to curb the latest SARS imposter, known as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus. Several news outlets have reported that the Dutch scientists who originally identified MERS took the unusual extra step of filing a patent on one strain of the disease, presumably to lock up the … Continue reading Can You Patent a Deadly Virus? →

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Is There a New SARS Coming?

Published: March 14, 2013

There is much that we already know about the SARS-like coronavirus that has killed six people. First of all, although the virus itself shares the same general designation (coronavirus) as SARS, it is decidedly not SARS: Early indications suggest that this virus is far more treatable. Second, the outbreak has been exceptionally well contained. The … Continue reading Is There a New SARS Coming? →

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