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So patents. That was going to be my guess. So in 20 years it'll be pretty cheap. Meanwhile, China and other parts of the world that happily ignore patents wi

• mentat 11y ago
  There's a common sci-fi theme about China being way ahead in the future. I've never heard a plausible explanation in book but ignoring patents is a really interesting angle.
  • CamperBob2 11y ago
    That's how it always works. Early American industrialists weren't exactly diligent at paying royalties to British and continental European patent holders... and now it's China's turn to prosper by doing the same thing to us. More power to them. Patents are a racket that governments run against their own people, exclusively for the benefit of a very few inventors and a whole lot of lawyers.
• ultramancool 11y ago
  You're not even kidding, they've already been experimenting with it on human embryos and creating modified dog breeds. Have a look: http://www.nature.com/news/chinese-scientists-genetically-modify-human-embryos-1.17378 http://www.nature.com/news/chinese-scientists-genetically-mo... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/11943103/Chinese-scientists-create-designer-dogs-by-genetic-engineering.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/11943103/Chinese-...
• themartorana 11y ago
  "However, like every biotech revolution, there then follows a patent war." But hey, continuing to do the same thing and expecting different results sounds like the righteous path.