*305 Mr. Chief Justice Burger delivered the opinion of the Court. We granted certiorari to determine whether a live, human-made micro-organism is patentable subject matter under 35 U. S. C. § 101 . I In 1972, respondent Chakrabarty, a microbiologist, filed a patent application, ass…
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