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Supreme Court rules human genes cannot be patented.
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...atent/2382053/
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Don't Tease Me
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this is a big decision
one that will be challenged and expanded several more times as genetic modification/therapy goes forward.
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I want my Jennifer Anniston clone, and I want her NOW.
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Levi's is going broke now.
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But plant genetics can? Horseshit.
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Patent pending out too?
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I like this decision. Specific naturally occurring genes can not be patented, which is correct as the company did not create anything, but modified genes can.
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