Dutch scientists are facing criticism from international health officials for filing a patent on one strain of a deadly Middle Eastern virus, and now the World Health Organization has said it will investigate the matter. "No intellectual property should stand in the way of protecting your people," said WHO Director General Margaret Chen at a health conference in Switzerland earlier this week, as Bloomberg reported.
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/5/24/4362626/who-investigate-patent-mers-virus
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