Sentences with phrase «effects of gene patents»

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Discovering what mutations mean Researchers concerned about patent infringement may abandon research on mutations within patented genes, hindering progress to understand all of a mutation's effects.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded the company its first patent in 1997; by 2000 the patent office had awarded it eight more, in effect giving Myriad ownership of the Patent and Trademark Office awarded the company its first patent in 1997; by 2000 the patent office had awarded it eight more, in effect giving Myriad ownership of the patent in 1997; by 2000 the patent office had awarded it eight more, in effect giving Myriad ownership of the patent office had awarded it eight more, in effect giving Myriad ownership of the genes.

The net effect of this complex ruling is to validate gene patents as a legal concept but reject claims made by Myriad for diagnostically using the genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 to identify mutations that carry a high risk for breast and ovarian cancer.

Because the ACLU's lawsuit challenges the whole notion of gene patenting, its outcome could have far - reaching effects beyond the patents on the BRCA genes.

My blogs and other writing cover topics on the impact of science on society including the effects of pseudoscience, the problems of alternative medicine, the anti-vaccination movement, gene patents, and the influence of sports on higher education.