Tag: "gene patents"

Does the State Have Your Child's DNA?
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Does the State Have Your Child’s DNA?

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I hate to be so sensational, but I think it is important for parents to understand that your child’s DNA maybe stored in a state government facility and you have no idea. Impossible, you say? You know that heel stick that your child got in the hospital right after birth?  Some states keep and catalog […]

Owning Genes
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Owning Genes

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While the country breathlessly waits for the Supreme Court to decide on Obamacare, there is another court battle to keep an eye on.  This battle may not be as critical as the one on our health care system, but it is still important for the health of anyone with DNA. For decades the U.S. Patent […]

US Supreme Court Rejects Gene Patents
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US Supreme Court Rejects Gene Patents

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For 30 years, the U.S. Patent Office has been issuing patents for naturally occurring genes.  About a fourth of our genes are patented by companies who are looking to make a profit off of a molecule we naturally make in our bodies. Objects of nature are not patentable so genes should not be patentable either.  […]