Gordon Struthers

Myriad Gene Patent decision by US supreme court

 

What does everyone think about the decision by the US supreme court to invalidates patents held by Myriad on the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes?

 

More details and debate can be found on the Genetic Future blog

 

Science Blogs, Genetic Futures Blog

 

BIO have also just released there thoughts on the matter.

 

BIO comment on Myriad decision


The decision has cast doubt over thousands of gene patents currently held and may open to door for affordable personal genetics in the future.

Tags: Biology, Genes, Patents, Synthetic

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Jim GreavesPermalink Reply by Jim Greaves on April 7, 2010 at 10:26am
Good decision IMHO. Patents should cover inventions, not discoveries

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