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US Court Sides With Gene Patents

Posted by timothy on from the much-prefer-gene-siskells-to-gene-patents dept.

ananyo writes "Gene patents have been upheld in a landmark case over two genes associated with hereditary forms of breast and ovarian cancer. The lawsuit against Myriad Genetics, a diagnostic company based in Salt Lake City, Utah, that holds patents on the genes BRCA1 and BRCA2, has bounced from court to court since 2010. In a 2-1 decision today, a federal appeals court reaffirmed their latest decision that genes represent patent-eligible matter. As noted before on Slashdot, the case will have major implications for cancer researchers, patients and drug makers."

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  1. Oh come on... by bmo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Imagine, for the sake of argument that what follows is greentexting.

    >go to tech related site like slashdot
    >no support for UTF8
    >2012

    Oh the ironing.

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    BMO