Let us rephrase the issue for clarity. Should naturally occurring chemical compounds or slight alterations thereof be patentable? For me the answer is a vehe

Let us rephrase the issue for clarity. Should naturally occurring chemical compounds or slight alterations thereof be patentable? For me the answer is a vehement no. But there is an entire industry with many supporters which already disagrees. I suppose there is some merit to such a viewpoint - I arrived at that phrasing while struggling to find some way this judgement could not be considered an exemplary display of stupidity. There is the problem though that arguments from costs, difficulty of process and analysis will probably only be valid for a short time. At current improvement rates, toddlers will soon be isolating, sequencing and printing novel sequences with their companion pads. Maybe a bit of a silly phrasing but meant to emphasize how while this ruling may currently possibly be considered not utterly insane, it will become rapidly more utterly insane. I apologize for being unable to completely separate my biases from this post. I really tried.