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  • Update: US court says human genes cannot be patented


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    The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously threw out attempts to patent human genes, siding with advocates who say the multibillion-dollar biotechnology industry should not have exclusive control over genetic information found inside the human body. But the high court also approved for the first time the patenting ...
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  • DNA can no longer be patented, says the American Supreme Court


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    When it comes to ethical debates, the decision to patent human DNA is one of the most controversial. It might seem ridiculous, but for the past three decades the American government has been awarding patents to biotechnology companies, providing them with exclusive rights to naturally-occurring genes. As of Thursday, ...
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  • DNA can no longer be patented, says US Supreme Court


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    When it comes to ethical debates, the decision to patent human DNA is one of the most controversial. It might seem ridiculous, but for the past three decades the American government has been awarding patents to biotechnology companies, providing them with exclusive rights to naturally-occurring genes. As of Thursday, ...
    5 days ago

  • Genetic maps of ocean algae show bacteria-like flexibility


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    Smaller than a speck of dust, Emiliania huxleyi plays an outsized role in the world’s seas. Ranging from the polar oceans to the tropics, these free-floating photosynthetic algae remove carbon dioxide from the air, help supply the oxygen that we breathe, and form the base of marine food chains. When they ...
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  • US Supreme Court rules your genes are no one else’s property


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    Autore : ExtremeTech For the last 30 years, the US Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has been issuing patents on human genes. Scientists have been warning of the possible harm this can cause ever since, but only recently have the courts taken up the issue. In a new ruling, the US Supreme Court has found that ...
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  • US Supreme Court rules your genes are no one else’s property


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    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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  • Victory in the Supreme Court


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    I have always wondered how Myriad Genetics was able to patent the two BRCA genes. I always thought it was a little funny because they are essentially a body part. Now the Supreme Court has agreed (9-0) that genes cannot be patented as they are naturally occurring. Its about time. Patents are awarded for inventions ...
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  • Top US court blocks patents on breast cancer genes


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    All nine members of the US Supreme Court have ruled that isolated genetic material cannot be patented – unless the material is markedly different to what exists in nature. The court ruled against Myriad Genetics’ patents on the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, which are linked to breast and ovarian cancer. The primary ...
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  • Supreme Court Overturns DNA Patent


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    Myriad Genetics’ lab in Salt Lake City, Utah. The patenting of DNA and other genetic material is really controversial.  After all, it’s something that occurs in nature, so how could it be patented as if it were some company’s discovery?  Well, medical company Myriad Genetics tried to patent the breast ...
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  • The Biotechnology Industry and the Choice to Patent or Rely on Trade Secrecy


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    The U.S. Supreme Court released its much anticipateddecision in the Myriad case today.   Basically, the U.S. Supreme Court held that isolated DNA is not patentablesubject matter.   While the U.S. SupremeCourt apparently dealt a blow to some in the biotechnology industry, it didprovide that cDNA could be ...
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  • Genetic switches play big role in human evolution


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    A Cornell study offers further proof that the divergence of humans from chimpanzees some 4 million to 6 million years ago was profoundly influenced by mutations to DNA sequences that play roles in turning genes on and off. The study, published June 9 in Nature Genetics, provides evidence for a 40-year-old hypothesis ...
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  • Justices, 9-0, Bar Patenting Human Genes


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    The ruling will shape the course of research and testing, and it may alter the willingness of businesses to invest in understanding genetic material. Follow this link: Justices, 9-0, Bar Patenting Human Genes The post Justices, 9-0, Bar Patenting Human Genes appeared first on heave-ho.org | all the news ...
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  • Patents not allowed on human genes, court determines


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    06/13/2013 // West Palm Beach , Florida, US // JusticeNewsFlash // Justice News Flash // (press release) Washington – The Supreme Court has ruled that human genes cannot be patented by companies. As reported by the Associated Press (AP), the unanimous ruling of the court on Thursday reverses decades of ...
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  • Supreme Court: Corporations Cannot Own Your Genes


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    On Thursday, June 13, 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States issued a highly anticipated decision in the case of Association of Molecular Pathology v Myriad Genetics, Inc. Myriad Genetics owns the patent to the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, mutations of which can create a higher risk of breast and ovarian cancers. ...
    6 days ago

  • U.S Supreme Court throws out patents on genes used by Angelina Jolie


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    In a unanimous decision that is expected to have immediate benefits towards breast cancer patients in the United States,  U.S justice Clarence Thomas reportedly revoked a case yesterday that slaps an immediately halt on any patent of ‘any one human gene’ . The Daily Mail notes that Thomas’s decision is ...
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  • Supreme Court rules genes cannot be patented


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    Windsor Genova – Fourth Estate Cooperative Contributor Washington, DC, United States (4E) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously ruled that genes cannot be patented while synthetic genes can be patented. All nine justices ruling on the case involving Myriad Genetics were one in saying that the two breast ...
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  • Supreme Court Rules Against Patents On Human Genes


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    The Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that human genes cannot be patented. The case involved a Utah company, Myriad Genetics, that held patents on genes associated with increased risk for breast and ovarian cancer. The court did say synthetic genes can be patented. » E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us U.S.
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  • SCOTUS Avoids Dystopian Nightmare and Says Your Genes Belong to You


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    This morning, the Supreme Court unanimously (cute!) ruled that human genes are not patentable. The Court heard oral arguments in the case back in April, with the ACLU arguing strongly against Myriad Genetics’s right to patent two genes that put women at a greater risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer—BRCA1 ...
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  • Supreme Court rules that US companies cannot own the patents on human genes


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    SO. Can you patent human genes? The US Supreme Court – yep, it actually got that far before someone saw sanity - said you cannot: The case involved Myriad Genetics Inc., which holds patents related to two genes, known as BRCA1 and BRCA2, that can indicate whether a woman has a heightened risk of developing ...
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  • Human DNA patents banned by US Supreme Court


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    The US Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that human genes may not be patented, but artificially copied DNA can be claimed as intellectual property. The court quashed patents held by Utah-based company Myriad on two genes linked to breast and ovarian cancer. The opinion said DNA came from nature and was not eligible ...
    6 days ago

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