ADVERTISEMENT

404

Not Found

Is this what you were looking for?

tag us supreme court genetics genomics culture

Courts Re-Examining Gene Patents
Sabrina Richards | Mar 28, 2012 | 2 min read
The US Supreme Court ordered patents held by Myriad Genetics to be reviewed further by the Federal Circuit Court.
bacteria and DNA molecules on a purple background.
Engineering the Microbiome: CRISPR Leads the Way
Mariella Bodemeier Loayza Careaga, PhD | Mar 15, 2024 | 10+ min read
Scientists have genetically modified isolated microbes for decades. Now, using CRISPR, they intend to target entire microbiomes.
Different colored cartoon viruses entering holes in a cartoon of a human brain.
A Journey Into the Brain
Danielle Gerhard, PhD | Mar 22, 2024 | 10+ min read
With the help of directed evolution, scientists inch closer to developing viral vectors that can cross the human blood-brain barrier to deliver gene therapy.
2022 Top 10 Innovations 
2022 Top 10 Innovations
The Scientist | Dec 12, 2022 | 10+ min read
This year’s crop of winning products features many with a clinical focus and others that represent significant advances in sequencing, single-cell analysis, and more.
Opinion: On Patenting Genes
Joan Ellis | Jun 18, 2013 | 5 min read
The scientific community and the impact of the Myriad Genetics Supreme Court decision
Illustration showing a puzzle piece of DNA being removed
Large Scientific Collaborations Aim to Complete Human Genome
Brianna Chrisman and Jordan Eizenga | Sep 1, 2022 | 10+ min read
Thirty years out from the start of the Human Genome Project, researchers have finally finished sequencing the full 3 billion bases of a person’s genetic code. But even a complete reference genome has its shortcomings.
Payday for US Plant Scientists
Peg Brickley | Jan 20, 2002 | 4 min read
A Dec. 10 ruling from the US Supreme Court that validates patents on genetically engineered plants re-ignited the debate over the politics of property rights in the life sciences. In a case involving the leading seed-corn producer, Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. of Des Moines, Iowa, the Court endorsed the US Patent and Trademark Office's 1985 decision to issue broad utility patents on plants.1 The patent office based its decision on earlier rulings that "anything under the sun made by man" i
Another Legal Setback for Myriad
Kerry Grens | Mar 11, 2014 | 2 min read
A judge declines Myriad Genetics’s request to block its competitors from selling BRCA tests.  
Federal Court Sides with Broad in CRISPR Patent Dispute
Jef Akst | Sep 10, 2018 | 2 min read
The higher court’s decision to uphold the ruling of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board essentially ends the intellectual property battle in the US.
A fruit bat in the hands of a researcher
How an Early Warning Radar Could Prevent Future Pandemics
Amos Zeeberg, Undark | Feb 27, 2023 | 8 min read
Metagenomic sequencing can help detect unknown pathogens, but its widespread use faces challenges.

Run a Search

ADVERTISEMENT