[Next-Generation Sequencing Book]
  • [Photo] Gary Van Domselaar • May 19, 2000
    "When the history of the just-dawning genetic revolution is finally written, a clunky-looking machine the size of a sidewalk trash can will play a starring role. The automated DNA sequencer is letting researchers quickly crack the biochemical code of life, an achievement
    that could one day turn incurable diseases into treatable ones. But the machine is at the vortex of a struggle over wealth, fame and, quite possibly, control of the genetic code itself. The sequencer's developers say they invented the device without a penny from the federal government, the usual source of funds for such endeavors. Their act of entrepreneurial wizardry, they say, entitles them to sweeping rights over their invention. But The Times has turned up a paper trail that suggests a quite different story: one in which the developers collected millions in federal funds and failed to provide the government with certain key rights, such as discounts on purchases of the sequencers. Federal officials are now investigating."

    Full story:
    http://www.latimes.com/news/science/science/20000514/t000045621.html

    Reference by Slashdot.com.

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