The problems in patent law will not be solved by trying to do an artificial fix to encourage courts to short circuit the law.

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The development, documented in the peer-reviewed journal Science, may stir anew nagging questions of ethics, law and public safety about artificial life that biomedical experts have been debating for more than a decade.

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Some in the government argue that the law should go even further by offering state funding for artificial insemination for gay couples.

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That dash of artificial intelligence was enough to push Quicken Family Lawyer across the line into the illegal practice of law, Sanders ruled.

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