Also in the room were three leaders of the Human Genome Project, including the co-discoverer of DNA himself, James Watson, who had submitted a brief to the court, where he referred to gene patenting as "lunacy."
Na sala tamén estaban tres líderes do Proxecto Xenoma Humano, incluído o co-descubridor do ADN, James Watson, quen lle presentara un informe ao tribunal, no que dicía que  patentar xenes era unha "tolería".