Transnational firms are also patenting human chromosomes, cells, tissues and organs. PPL, the company that cloned the sheep named Dolly, has applied for a patent that includes cloned human embryos as intellectual property.

• 同时，跨国公司还在对人类的染色体、细胞、组织和器官申请专利。PPL(克隆绵羊多莉的那家公司)已经提出一项专利申请，其中包括将克隆的人类胚胎作为知识产品。