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• r  by synthesis; in a synthetic manner
  some of these drugs have been derived from opium and others have been produced synthetically

• Making gasoline synthetically was way too expensive in comparison$40-$46 per barrel.
• Testosterone is a powerful male sex hormone which is manufactured by male sex glands, was discovered in The Netherlands in 1935, and made synthetically in Switzerland the same year .
• But last month Gates-funded scientists announced that they had created the technology to manufacture artemisinic acid synthetically.

News & Articles

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• U.S. top court bars patents on human genes unless synthetic
  By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday prohibited patents on naturally occurring human genes but allowed legal protections on synthetically produced genetic material in a compromise ruling hailed as a partial victory for patients and the biotechnology industry. The ruling by the nine justices, the first of its kind for the top U.S. court, buttressed ...
  June 14, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
• Supreme Court rules against patenting human genes
  The U.S. Supreme Court today ruled synthetically produced genetic material can be patented but naturally occurring DNA cannot.        
  June 13, 2013 - Chicago Tribune
• Supreme Court bars patents on non-synthetic human genes
  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday prohibited patents on naturally occurring human genes but allowed legal protections on synthetically produced genetic material in a compromise ruling hailed as a partial victory for patients and the biotechnology industry.        
  June 13, 2013 - Chicago Tribune