Sure, but ill-intentioned people don't make much progress. If patents slow progress they'll stay the power of the ill-intentioned. It's looking like weaponized

Sure, but ill-intentioned people don't make much progress. If patents slow progress they'll stay the power of the ill-intentioned. It's looking like weaponized biotechnology is going to be ridiculously cheap very soon. Delaying this may be worth the opportunity cost.