US companies doing cloning research in Japan sounds a lot like tax evasion by corporations in tax haven nations.
So, you're exactly right, they're not technically breaking any laws...
There always seems to be a loop hole around regulation if you have the financial backing.
What do you think the main uses for clones will be?
- sex
- organ harvesting
- eternal life (implant brain and spinal cords into new clone bodies)
- clone armies
https://www.oyez.org/cases/2012/12-398 On June 13, 2013, in the case of the Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc., the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that human genes cannot be patented in the U.S. because DNA is a "product of nature." The Court decided that because nothing new is created when discovering a gene, there is no intellectual property to protect, so patents cannot be granted. Prior to this ruling, more than 4,300 human genes were patented. The Supreme Court's decision invalidated those gene patents, making the genes accessible for research and for commercial genetic testing.
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