Molecules are mathematical formulas. Machines are just simple physical devices governed by math. What matters is the R&D and protecting the R&D and incentive to do the research.
Patents on software are a patent on describing how to use a machine. Almost every single component part of the machine has surely been patented at some point.
How many times do we need to patent the use of a computer and/or networks before we're done with this nonsense?
After I get my series of patents on the use of a computer on a Ferris wheel. And the use of a smartphone on a Ferris Wheel. And networking on a Ferris wheel. And downloading on a Ferris Wheel. And a solution for predicting the position of a person on a Ferris wheel based on other people on that Ferris wheel with known positions...