Nosek DNA Consulting Services works with patients with genetic diseases. They have isolated a particular gene that they believe is responsible for Alzheimer's Disease. Nosek quickly synthesizes a variant of the gene that it hopes could be used in genetic therapies and applies for a patent for the synthetic gene. What should the patent office do?

a. The patent office should grant the patent application.

b. The patent office should deny the patent application, as this is derived from human DNA, which cannot be patented.

c. The patent office should deny the patent application as anything related to living organisms, including DNA, cannot be patented.

d. The patent office should grant the application on the condition that Nosek donate all proceeds from its findings to a charity, as it is illegal to profit from the use of human DNA.