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Supreme Court to consider whether firms can patent genes, the essence of life
2013-04-13 05:24:09| Biotech - Topix.net
In a case that combines deep thoughts and dollars galore, justices must evaluate a Utah-based company's patents on two human genes associated with cancer.
Can human genes be patented?
2013-04-11 01:24:01| Biotech - Topix.net
Attorney Neal Katyal, a former U.S. solicitor general pictured here outside the Supreme Court in 2006, calls a dispute over whether human genes can be patented "the most interesting case I've ever worked on, by far." / Dennis Cook, AP Her first decision was simple.
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Do you own your genes, or can Big Pharma patent them?
2013-03-28 13:00:55| Extremetech
The study searched the human genome for small and large sequences patented under just a single diagnostic test, and found they existed in 689 other places.
Sleep loss alters genes, raises disease risk
2013-02-27 18:38:56| Biotech - Topix.net
A man and his dog sleep on a tram. When people don't get enough sleep, have poor-quality rest, or sleep at the wrong times of day, they are at a higher risk of heart disease, kidney disease, high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes and depression, according to the National Institutes of Health.
Roots of language in human and bird biology: Genes activated for...
2013-02-15 06:42:09| Biotech - Topix.net
Roots of Language in Human and Bird Biology: Genes Activated for Human Speech Similar to Ones Used by Singing Songbirds These results, which are not yet published, show that gene products produced for speech in the cortical and basal ganglia regions of the human brain correspond to similar molecules in the vocal communication areas of the brains of ... (more)
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