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Can Large Companies Own Human Genes? The Supreme Court Says No…Yes…Well Maybe…It Depends.

Posted on October 1, 2013October 1, 2013 by James Zino
By Tyler P. Hite This summer the Supreme Court handed down a unanimous 9-0 decision invalidating Myriad Genetics’ patent of the human genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 found in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), but validating Myriad’s genetic patents of synthetically created composite deoxyribonucleic acid (cDNA). The Court’s reasoning hinged upon the fact that human genes found in DNA are “naturally occurring” and thus not eligible for patent, even though isolating human genes from DNA severs naturally occurring chemical bonds, thus altering but not re-creating anything new. cDNA, which the court deemed to be synthetically created from DNA by lab technicians, is created from naturally occurring DNA through a process which splits the DNA double helix and allows lab technicians to isolate specific genes for study, manipulation, and use. The Supreme Court’s decision allows for the patent of human genes that are deemed “not naturally occurring,” even though “the nucleotide sequence of cDNA is dictated by nature, not by the lab technician.”
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Welcome to the JOST Blog!

Posted on April 29, 2013October 2, 2013 by James Zino
Starting in Fall 2013, the JOST Blog will be home to a new article every week from current members on current events in the world of science and technology law.  If you are interested in being a guest blog author, you can contact our blog editor at jost@law.syr.edu
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