Min-Ja Industries developed a new form of bacteria to attack the problem of plastic pollution in the oceans. The Min-Ja bacteria are capable of ridding the world's oceans of plastics within a decade. Min-Ja filed a patent application and began to prepare for massive production. Which of the following statements is true?

	a.	Min-Ja's patent application will be denied because living organisms cannot be patented.
	b.	Min-Ja's patent application will be denied because of the public good rationale.
	c.	Min-Ja's patent application will be granted.
	d.	Min-Ja's patent application will be denied because it is not novel.