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Supreme Court ruling frees your genes, opens market
2013-06-17 16:13:44| Biotech - Topix.net
Cases that get to the Supreme Court often involve complex issues over which the justices can reasonably disagree: Obamacare, "partial birth abortion" and the disputed Bush-Gore election, just to name a few.
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U.S. top court bars patents on human genes unless synthetic
2013-06-16 02:27:39| Biotech - Topix.net
A DNA double helix is seen in an undated artist's illustration released by the National Human Genome Research Institute to Reuters on May 15, 2012.
US Supreme Court rules your genes are no one elses property
2013-06-14 13:31:28| Extremetech
A company called Myriad Genetics has asserted a patent on important human genes for over a decade. The US Supreme Court just put a stop to that.
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No Patents on Human Genes, Supreme Court Rules
2013-06-14 01:57:35| TechNewsWorld
In a decision that could make it more affordable for women to be screened for breast cancer, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Thursday that human genes cannot be patented. The court's rationale is that human genes occur in nature, making them unpatentable. Complementary DNA, on the other hand -- a synthetic DNA that's also used in genetic testing -- can be patented, the court ruled.
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US court says human genes cannot be patented
2013-06-13 21:11:19| Biotech - Topix.net
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that companies cannot patent parts of naturally-occurring human genes, a decision with the potential to profoundly affect the emerging and lucrative medical and biotechnology industries.
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