RE: FC: Canada's high court says 5-4 that engineered mouse notpatentable (was Re: meeces)

2002-12-05 Thread Kevin Street
> After nearly 18 years of appeals up through the courts, the Supreme Court > of Canada today decided, in a 5-4 split, that a higher life form is not > patentable because it is not a "manufacture" or "composition of matter" > within the meaning of "invention" in the Patent Act. Harvard had been > t

Re: meeces

2002-12-05 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Erik Reuter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nick Arnett wrote: http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/12/04/coolsc.coolsc.mousegenome/ > > > > > > When it comes to DNA, it turns out there's not > that much difference between mice and men. > > > Mice and humans each have about 30,000 genes, > yet o

Fwd: FC: Canada's high court says 5-4 that engineered mouse not patentable (was Re: meeces)

2002-12-05 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 17:27:03 -0500 To: Declan McCullagh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Jason Young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Harvard can't patent mice in Canada Declan, After nearly 18 years of appeals up through the courts, the Supreme Court of Canada today decided, in a 5-4 split, that a high

Tails as the newest 'fashion fad'?, Re: meeces

2002-12-05 Thread Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten
Erik Reuter wrote: > I wouldn't mind having a *prehensile* tail. A useless drooping one > wouldn't be so useful, though. It could be the newest fashion statement however. Comparing ta ... oops ... ah well. Let's not go there. Sonja ___ http://www.mcc

Re: meeces

2002-12-05 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: "Reggie Bautista" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 9:58 AM Subject: RE: meeces > In talking about humans with prehensile tails, Marvin wrote: > > >To hell with fashion. Porn! >

RE: meeces

2002-12-05 Thread Reggie Bautista
In talking about humans with prehensile tails, Marvin wrote: To hell with fashion. Porn! Kinda brings a whole new meaning to "getting some tail..." Reggie Bautista Ducking very quickly Maru _ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 a

Re: meeces

2002-12-05 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 08:58 PM 12/4/02 -0500, Erik Reuter wrote: On Wed, Dec 04, 2002 at 05:53:53PM -0800, Nick Arnett wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > Behalf Of The Fool > > ... > > > http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/12/04/coolsc.coolsc.mousegeno

RE: meeces

2002-12-04 Thread Nick Arnett
l > Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 7:52 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: meeces > > > And the result? > Tail Envy! > > Jon > GSV ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

RE: meeces

2002-12-04 Thread Jon Gabriel
And the result? Tail Envy! Jon GSV VFP *shudder* -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Marvin Long, Jr. Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 10:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: meeces On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, Russell Chapman wrote

Re: meeces

2002-12-04 Thread Marvin Long, Jr.
On Thu, 5 Dec 2002, Russell Chapman wrote: > Imagine the boost to the fashion industry... A whole new world of > possibilities... To hell with fashion. Porn! Marvin Long Austin, Texas Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, & Ashcroft, LLP (Formerly the USA) ___ ht

Re: meeces

2002-12-04 Thread Russell Chapman
Erik Reuter wrote: I wouldn't mind having a *prehensile* tail. A useless drooping one wouldn't be so useful, though. Imagine the boost to the fashion industry... A whole new world of possibilities... Cheers Russell C. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/ma

RE: meeces

2002-12-04 Thread Reggie Bautista
The Fool wrote: http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/12/04/coolsc.coolsc.mousegenome/ > > When it comes to DNA, it turns out there's not that much difference > between mice and men. > Mice and humans each have about 30,000 genes, yet only 300 are unique to > either organism. Both even have genes f

Re: meeces

2002-12-04 Thread Erik Reuter
On Wed, Dec 04, 2002 at 05:53:53PM -0800, Nick Arnett wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > Behalf Of The Fool > > ... > > > http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/12/04/coolsc.coolsc.mousegenome/ > > > > When it comes to DNA, it turns o

RE: meeces

2002-12-04 Thread Nick Arnett
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of The Fool ... > http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/12/04/coolsc.coolsc.mousegenome/ > > When it comes to DNA, it turns out there's not that much difference > between mice and men. > Mice and humans