Court says isolated human genes cannot be patented
Friday, June 14, 2013
WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously threw out attempts to patent human genes, siding with advocates who say the multibillion-dollar biotechnology industry should not have exclusive control over genetic information found inside the human body.
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