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Breaking: SCOTUS releases Myriad decision (gene patent case)
Full text of decision here (pdf), more thoughts from me later… Background on Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. (SCOTUSblog) From the opinion (Justice Thomas writing for the unanimous decision, with Justice Scalia concurring, in part, and writing … Continue reading
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Room for Debate: Gene patents
This week’s NY Times “Room for Debate” segment is focused on gene patents. With a SCOTUS ruling expected any day on the issue in the Myriad case, this is something that will likely be in the news. Check it out.
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Personal genetic testing gets celebrity treatment
Angelina Jolie has an op-ed in today’s NY Times about her decision to have a preventative double mastectomy. This decision came after watching her mother die as a result of breast cancer, and after having some personal genetic testing done: … Continue reading
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Genomics: Knowledge is a constraint on knowledge
On Monday, the Supreme Court spent approximately an hour hearing oral arguments in the Association of Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. case. This is a case with potentially landmark potential. At stake is the question of whether genes are … Continue reading
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