Patenting the Harvard Scientist: ‘In a new phase of the battle to patent living organisms, the parents of one of the Harvard scientists credited with creating the Harvard Mouse are seeking a patent on their son. Says the mother, “clearly our Harvard Son meets the test of being a composition of matter that is novel, useful and not obvious.” ‘ This is from 357 Magazine, a unique publication where each article is exactly 357 words in length (with title, excluding by-line). ” But why 357? You can say at lot with three hundred and fifty seven words, but you’re not in much danger of saying too much. It’s a bit haikuish in that you have to think what every word does. You don’t have too many to spare. Each one has to mean something. Even the ones you leave out, especially the ones you leave out, have to really mean something.”