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The biotechnology revolution presents a growing crisis to the existing architecture of patent and copyright structures in Western society. The use of biotechnology has increased exponentially since humans have come to understand the structure of DNA and how to manipulate it. This has brought about a new era in society one in which humankind can control the basic blueprint of life. A number of discussions and debates have arisen from advances in biotechnology, one being the patenting and ownership of genes. Corporations file patents on gene fragments at an unimaginable rate, thereby spurrin...