Concepts of Genetics (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780321948915
Author: William S. Klug, Michael R. Cummings, Charlotte A. Spencer, Michael A. Palladino
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 22, Problem 25ESP
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To determine: Whether ruling to invalidate the patenting of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes should be agreed or not along with the rule to judge the patenting of the direct-to-consumer test for BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes.
Introduction: In 2010, a U.S. District Judge ruled to invalidate Myriad Genetics patents on the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. Judge sweet noted that the genes are a part of the natural world; they are not patentable.
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To determine: Whether the ruling for Venter’s organism is different from the Judge’s ruling for BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes.
Introduction: J. Craig Venter has filed a patent application for his “first-ever human-made life form.” This patent is planned to cover the genome of M. genitalium.
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Concepts of Genetics (11th Edition)
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