Recently, there has been a lot of attention on the awarding of patents for chemicals, genes and DNA that occur naturally. Chemicals that are not man-made should be considered "public domain" items that are unable to be patented.
These molecules can serve mankind in an uncountable number of ways, and are a major starting point for a lot of our pharmaceutical drugs. The purpose of this petition is not to outlaw the methods, tools or equipment of manufacture or replication. Nor is it to outlaw the patenting of specialized "recipes" that contain these chemicals. It is to remove patents on the molecules themselves.
By solidifying these natural chemicals as public domain items, it paves the way to lower costs of research, and the amount of time needed to bring a viable treatment to market.