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08/18/2016 / By Vicki Batts

Human genes legally protected from patents, but why aren’t GMO plant genes protected?

In what was truly a miraculous ruling, the United States Supreme Court came to the unanimous conclusion that human genes cannot be patented. Among the many thousands of patents ruled invalid, Myriad Genetics’ patent on BRCA breast cancer genes was finally brought to an end. The company wanted royalties from anyone who researched or even […]

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