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My body, my property
Angelina Jolie's breast cancer gene. John Moore's cell line. The brain tissue of deceased children from a Chicago suburb. These disparate body parts have been the subject of legal conflicts about the body as property. As a lawyer, I've spent the last 25...
Tags: Genetics, Angelina Jolie, Technology, Science, Myriad Genetics Incorporated
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All-Scholar-Athlete team
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR Danielle Leavitt Sr., Lake Highland Sports: Volleyball, tennis The Buzz: Valedictorian with 4.0 unweighted GPA made FHSAA all-academic team and plans to major in human regenerative and developmental biology at Harvard....
Tags: Technology, Science, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Valencia College, High School Sports
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The Supreme Court rules out some -- but not all -- gene patents
This post has been corrected, as noted below. When it took up the issue of patents on human genes, the Supreme Court seemed torn by two conflicting interests: the long-standing principle that products of nature can't be patented, and the commercial...
Tags: Genetics, Angelina Jolie, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Pathology, Pharmaceuticals
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Ban on patenting DNA cheers researchers
Researchers hailed the Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that bans the patenting of human DNA, saying it would expand access to genetic testing for disease at lower cost to patients. In a unanimous decision, the justices said Myriad Genetics did not have...
Tags: Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, Science, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Clarence Thomas, Breast Cancer
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SDSU announces new Plant Science Department head
BROOKINGS - David Wright is the new Plant Science Department Head at South Dakota State University, pending approval of the Board of Regents. "David Wright brings with him extensive industry experience as well as a renewed commitment to relevance and...Tags: Genetics, Science, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Teachers, Agriculture
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Supreme Court rejects idea of patenting natural human genes
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that naturally occurring human genes may not be patented, potentially opening up commercial and scientific terrain to more freewheeling exploration. In a unanimous decision that is a mixed bag for the...Tags: Angelina Jolie, Science, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Clarence Thomas, Breast Cancer
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Peregrine falcon chicks 'rescued' from James River Bridge
Last month, a double rescue was conducted on the James River Bridge. The lives at stake weren't those of motorists, but a pair of baby birds — endangered peregrine falcon chicks between 3 and 4 weeks old, still covered from bill to tail in airy...
Tags: Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), James River, Northampton County (Virginia), Science, Aquaculture
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Did menopause arise because men prefer younger women?
Thanks a lot, guys: According to new research, your preference for younger mates could have caused menopause to arise in women. Writing in the journal PLOS Computational Biology on Thursday, a team from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, reported...
Tags: Menopause, Science, University of California, Davis, Physical Conditions, Science and Technology
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Outdoors: Group seeks more protection for bucks
South Bend TribuneThe Michigan DNR has been conducting informational meetings this month regarding proposals to increase deer antler point restrictions (APR). A group known as the Lower Peninsula Deer Management Initiative (LPDMI) has submitted two different proposals to...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Hunting, Lakes and Ponds, Aquaculture, Science and Technology
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Purple martins need more backyard housing
As Paul Mammenga explained why people should build housing for purple martins, the colony of birds 20 feet above him was also making a strong case. While Mammenga of Columbia was talking about how they are the ideal backyard bird, more than two dozen...
Tags: Science and Technology
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Bruce Wightman: Court's genetics decision doesn't go far enough
Thursday's Supreme Court decision on Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics Inc. was much anticipated by geneticists and clinicians. At stake were property rights for two human genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2. Both are important because mutations...Tags: Angelina Jolie, Genetics, Muhlenberg College, Science, Myriad Genetics Incorporated
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Human gene patenting is a thing most of us aren't ready for
In the course of our country's history, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has bestowed coveted protection on many strange and wondrous inventions: the three-legged pantyhose (in case one leg runs), the sealed, circular peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich,...
Tags: Angelina Jolie, Science, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Robert Cook, Clarence Thomas
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