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Supreme Court rules human genes are not patentable
In what is widely seen as a victory for science and medical research, as well as common sense, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled unanimously today that human genes cannot be patented. (Read the opinion here.) At issue … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Current events, Medicine
Tagged AMP v. Myriad, BRCA, brca1 and brca2 genes, genetics, human gene patents, myriad genetics, supreme court
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