USAToday – Richard Wolf – Justices Rule Human Genes Cannot Be Patented – 14 June 2013

Supreme Court decision is a win for women with genetic risk of breast and ovarian cancers, as well as geneticists and researchers who had criticized a Utah company’s exclusive patent.

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Story Highlights 

• Decision frees up research into genetic risk for breast, ovarian cancer
• Justices say DNA that goes beyond gene extraction can be patented
• Only cases on race, same-sex marriage loom as more far-reaching

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that human genes cannot be patented, a decision with both immediate benefits for some breast and ovarian cancer patients and long-lasting repercussions for biotechnology research.

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