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What’s the News:<\/strong> Whether genes can be property is an ongoing controversy in the world of biotechnology, and last week saw the latest court battle in that war: Upon appeal, a suit brought by the ACLU charging that genes aren’t products of human ingenuity<\/a> and thus cannot be patented was settled largely in favor<\/a> of Myriad Genetics<\/a>, the biotech company that has patents on two BRCA genes<\/a>. The genes are linked to hereditary breast and ovarian cancer, and plaintiffs charged that Myriad’s exclusive test for the genes kept patients from getting second opinions.<\/p> A detailed description of the court’s reasoning can be found over at Ars Technica<\/a>. But for those of you who are thinking, what? someone else can own my genes?, chew on this: About 20% of human genes are patented or have patents associated with them, according to a comprehensive analysis<\/a>. Here’s why.<\/p> <\/strong><\/p> What Are the Rules for Patenting Genes?<\/strong><\/p> The general description of what’s patentable lays out a few guidelines: (1) It’s got to be useful. (2) It’s got to have something new about it that’s not already known by experts in its field. (3) It can’t be ...<\/p> What’s the News: Whether genes can be property is an ongoing controversy in the world of biotechnology, and last week saw the latest court battle in that war: Upon appeal, a suit brought by the ACLU charging that genes aren’t … Continue reading <\/a>
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