Not in the field of medicine. However, I wouldn't advise mentioning that gene patents aren't a problem to any farmers unless you want to hear a long spiel. Th

Not in the field of medicine. However, I wouldn't advise mentioning that gene patents aren't a problem to any farmers unless you want to hear a long spiel. The big agricultural companies go to great lengths to enforce their patents on certain strains of seed (including hiring PIs to spy on farmers, blacklisting farmers, and suing them for saving seeds).