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The sequences of model organisms—yeast, the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, and the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster—are intended to provide a Rosetta stone of sorts for interpreting the genomes of more complex organisms. Genomics thus holds out the promise of a grand unification in biology, providing the key to the basic processes of gene function and protein synthesis common to all organisms (Lander and Weinberg 2000). For agriculture, genomics promises not only an acceleration of ongoing breeding efforts but also a greater precision in the understanding and control of critical metabolic pathways—a new stage in the effort to harness the power of heredity (Gura 2000).
Qxd 8/25/2003 2:27 PM Page 37 WONDERFUL POTENCIES? 37 engineered bacterium capable of metabolizing oil (Diamond v. S. 303 [1980]). S. Patent No. 4,237,224, December 2, 1980). C. §200). Together these three developments created a new economic space in which the biotechnology industry could flourish. C. 16 The case involved a patent claim by General Electric scientist Ananda Chakrabarty on a microbe that he had developed for the purpose of degrading crude oil. In his patent application, Chakrabarty claimed the process of making the organism, a method for dispersing it, and the organism itself.