He says that when whole-genome sequencing arrives, single-gene patents will be of no use.

他说当全基因组测序到来之后，单基因的专利将毫无用处。

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In addition, even when a single gene is found to control a behavior, researchers in different fields do not necessarily agree that it is a "behavioral gene".

此外，即使发现一个基因控制一种行为，不同领域的研究人员也不一定同意它是一种“行为基因”。

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He says that when whole-genome sequencing arrives, single-gene patents will be of no use.

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It remains to be seen whether the plummeting costs of gene sequencing will render expensive single-gene tests obsolete.

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Strohman was saying this in the face of tremendous hype over gene transplantation and the development of single-gene targeted drugs like Herceptin, Erbitux, Gleevec, Iressa, that have largely been disappointing and very costly.

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