In “Patenting Life,” Michael Crichton argues that the government is mismanaging the patent office in granting patents for human genes. Gene patenting blocks progress in modern medicine and could cost many patients their lives. The cessation of research results in the discovery of fewer cures for modern diseases. The United States Patent Office grants patents to companies that discover cures, tests, and medical operations on human genes. These patents are used to pay these companies for their discoveries and encourage them to advance their research and create more medical advancements. Canavan disease is a condition that children inherit and begins to show symptoms at three months; they cannot crawl or walk and suffer convulsions, which lead to paralysis and death in adolescence. The parents of these children are hiring researchers to help them create a test to identify Canavan disease by donating tissue and funds. In 1993, the gene was identified and the families received a commitment from a New York hospital to offer the test free to patients, but the researcher's employer, the Miami Children's Hospital Research Institute, patented the gene and refused to allow any insurance company to do so. offer the test without paying a fee to the institute. Since the parents believe that gene patenting should not exist, the absence of their name on the patent gives them no control over the outcome. The idea of ​​personal drug profiling is more than ever in doubt due to the allocation of genetic patents to large companies. In this essay, Crichton gives numerous examples of real facts and situations in which genetic patenting has negative effects on the medical population. Crichton uses tone and word choice to reinforce...... middle of paper ......ee. The examples and facts he gives are significantly better than those given in Michael Crichton's "Patenting Life". Crichton expresses his views in the essay to such an extent that he is visibly on the side of antigen patenting throughout the essay. This type of writing is not correct because it tries to write an informative argument. Calfee does not express his views in the essay, but rather helps the audience understand the viewpoints of both sides. Works Cited Crichton, Michael. “The life of patents.” Perspectives on contemporary issues: readings across the discipline. 7th ed. Ed. Katherine Anne Ackley. Boston: Wadsworth Cengage, 2015. 441-442. Print.Calfee, John. “Decoding the Use of Genetic Patents.” » Perspectives on contemporary issues: readings across the discipline. 7th ed. Ed. Katherine Anne Ackley. Boston: Wadsworth Cengage, 2015. 443-444. Print.