contrecoup Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 on a human gene. This is a big deal. The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that human genes cannot be patented, a decision that could shape the future of medical and genetic research and have profound effects on pharmaceuticals and agriculture. The ruling was a split decision for Myriad Genetics Inc., which holds patents on genes that have been linked to breast and ovarian cancer. Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for the court, said that merely isolating those specific genes — called BRCA1 and BRCA2 — was not worthy of a patent. “Myriad found the location of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, but that discovery, by itself, does not render the BRCA genes . . . patent eligible,” Thomas wrote.... From http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-court-rules-human-genes-may-not-be-patented/2013/06/13/9e5c55d2-d43d-11e2-a73e-826d299ff459_story.html cc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigsky Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 good... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ObummerStinks Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 What's that old saying - "even a clock is right twice a day"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra20zebra20 Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Perfect Ruling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayjay Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I'm glad this potential disaster I was unaware of has been averted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostphoenix Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 I cannot believe this scrotus made that decision...I was positive they were all in monsantos pocket then again...I suppose Monsanto doesn't care about human genes though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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