Supreme Court Hears Case: Can Human Genes Be Patented?

Supreme Court Tackles Case of Patent Law, Human Genetics

PBS Newshour

The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether biotech company Myriad Genetics can patent a gene associated with breast cancer.  Jeffrey Brown gets details from National Law Journal's Marcia Coyle, and viewpoints from Ellen Matloff of Yale Cancer Center, a plaintiff in the case, and Kevin Noonan, an intellectual property attorney.

Biotech Industry at Stake in Human Gene Patent Decision  Bloomberg

U.S. justices wary of wide human gene patent ruling  Reuters

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Comments

[DailyBail]

Argument recap

http://www.scotusblog.com/?p=162387

[DailyBail]

In Plain English

http://www.scotusblog.com/?p=162400

[DailyBail]

Biotech Industry at Stake in Human Gene Patent Decision

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-04-12/biotech-industry-at-stake-in-human-gene-patent-decision.html

[TR]

Let them patent genes. Then I can sue them & demand they remove their gene from my body. This might be an infringement on my privacy or at least trespassing. Want to bet an attorney is considering future litigation. lol

[Josie]

Lil' tidbit: Kevin Noonan is Justice Sotomayor's ex.

[john]

Wow! Thanks for the heads up Josie.

[DailyBail]

PARENT'S WORST NIGHTMARE

'Two grams for $40': The hilarious texts between students and their parents after comedian urges them to fake being a drug dealer

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2314857/Nathan-Fielder-Hilarious-text-message-weed-prank-sends-wide-spread-panic-parents.html

[SKINFLINT]

TR. Don't doubt for a second that they wouldn't take any piece of your body. The news is FULL of stories about just that. Whole organs removed or even better, they just remove all your shit while you are still alive.

[SKINFLINT]

Sotomayor was married? Now that is just sick. Gads, someone actually had the balls.

[TR]

Skin,
Won't they be surprised when they find that I'm full of shit.