Who Ever Heard of Patenting Ancient Knowledge?

I was utterly baffeled by an op-ed in today’s New York Times that discused the recent patenting of yoga poses and techniques. Uh, hasn’t yogo been around for, I don’t know, thousands of years? So what’s with the patenting? I don’t do yoga, but the thought of having to pay extra for the patent fees to take a class at the local gym is a real turn-off for me. Read the op-ed and let me know what YOU think. Leave a comment.

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