ABC News: Woman Tries to Patent Self - A British woman has become the first person to attempt to patent herself, the national patent office said today. abcnews.go.com/sections/living/DailyNews/selfpatent000229.html
Guardian: Poet Attempts the Ultimate in Self-invention - Patenting Her Own Genes - A poet and casino waitress from Bristol, angered at the mass patenting of human genes by science and big business, is trying to become the first person to patent herself. By James Meek. www.guardian.co.uk/genes/article/0,2763,191908,00.html
HighGrader: The Race to Own the Body - Cashing in on the human genome project. By Linda Pannozzo. www.grievousangels.com/highgrader/2000/genome2000.html
L1: Hi, I'm Pat Pending and My Body is All My Own - Casino waitress Donna MacLean has applied to patent what she thinks is a rather amazing invention - herself. By Alun Rees. www.lineone.net/express/00/03/04/news/n1920genes-d.html
Reuters: Briton applies to patent her own genes - A 31-year-old British woman has applied to patent herself so she can protect herself from "genetic exploitation," the Express tabloid said on Saturday. www.netlink.de/gen/Zeitung/2000/000304d.html
US Firm Offers Stars DNA Copyright - "A US corporation is trying to persuade famous individuals to copyright their DNA." [BBC News] news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1492000/1492859.stm
