The first patent on a living organism was granted in

A) 1790, when the U.S. passed patent law.

B) 1873, for Louis Pasteur's use of yeast.

C) 1900, when Mendel's laws were rediscovered.

D) 1978, when modern biotechnology began with recombinant insulin.


B) 1873, for Louis Pasteur's use of yeast.

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