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SUMMARY:Professor Ananda Chakrabarty on 'Bioengineering Bugs' - Prof Anand
 a Chakrabarty\, University of Illinois
DTSTART:20100201T180000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Prof Chakrabarty patented an oil-digesting bacterium\nthat has
  helped clear up toxic oil spills such as the major one caused by the Exxo
 n Valdez\, considered one of the most devastating human-caused environment
 al disasters ever to occur at sea. But he is aware of the controversial na
 ture of some IP laws.\n\nProfessor Chakrabarty's talk will discuss how pat
 ents affect our society\, both culturally and economically\, and if there 
 is something we can learn from the differences in the EU patent laws and t
 hose in the United States\, that basically make patent-eligible 'anything 
 under the sun that is made by man'. He will also tell the meeting about hi
 s own ongoing\nresearch into the development of anti-cancer multi-disease-
 targeting drugs from pathogenic bacteria.
LOCATION:Auditorium\, Robinson College\, Grange Road
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