One inventor patented a technique for lifting a box.
有一位发明者甚至为一种提起箱子的技术申请了专利。
Companies had won patents for isolated DNA for decades – by 2005 some 20% of human genes were patented.
几十年来，公司已经获得了分离DNA的专利——到2005年，约有20%的人类基因已被专利保护。
Critics make three main arguments against gene patents: a gene is a product of nature, so it may not be patented; gene patents suppress innovation rather than reward it; and patents’ monopolies restrict access to genetic tests such as Myriad’s.
批评者对基因专利提出了三个主要论点：基因是自然产物，因此可能无法申请专利；基因专利抑制了创新，而非奖励创新；专利的垄断限制了像Myriad这样的基因检测的获取途径。
Companies are unlikely to file many more patents for human DNA molecules – most are already patented or in the public domain.
公司不太可能再为人类DNA分子申请大量专利——大多数已经获得专利或属于公共领域。
例句取自历年考研英语真题，翻译为机器生成，仅供学习参考。