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Supreme Court case asks: Are human genes patentable?
2013-04-14 14:15:50| Biotech - Topix.net
How can you get a patent for human genes? Aren't genes part of the human body, part of nature? Can you get a patent for a human leg or kidney, or the sun or the moon? The U.S. Supreme Court will wrestle with the question of whether human genes are patentable during oral arguments Monday in a case that could have huge implications for people needing ... (more)
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Category:Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals