Academic scientists the world over have rapidly adopted PCR as a tool in their research efforts. Scientists at Cetus have collaborated with many university scientists, helping them to become proficient with PCR and to incorporate this profoundly useful technology into their scientific work. Nearly 400 papers already have been published citing PCR. These contributions to the literature clearly demonstrate that Cetus is not impeding scientific progress. The breadth and significance of these reports are a source of profound satisfaction to everyone at Cetus, especially to the scientists who have been responsible for the development and refinement of this core technology.
I realize that there has been some early confusion in the press about the commercial use of PCR. However, our experience in our PCR licensing and development program has been that most of the people who make inquiries understand and appreciate Cetus's position. Dalton already has shown that there is ...
