June 13th, 2013
10:30 AM ET
10 years ago
Court: Human genes cannot be patented
(CNN) - The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Thursday that human genes cannot be patented.
But in something of a compromise decision, all nine justices said while the naturally occurring isolated biological material itself is not patentable, a synthetic version of the gene material may be patented.
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Maybe you could wait until the details of this interesting case are released before posting the story, CNN?
I'd like to think my "genes" belong to me. In this modern day of Corporate ownership, who can say which way SCOTUS will rule.
I have nothing to add till I read the story....
They can patent the processes used to isolate and work with the genes, but not the actual genes themselves. Every one of us has genes, and they should be public domain. Only the greediest of the capitalist mind set would even think of trying copyright or patent parts of the human genome.
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Oh yawn. "It's what the Rushinz kommeeeez did!!!!" What is this, 1953? Nothing we're doing is anything like what the USSR attempted to do. Gov't is not usurping, owning and controlling all means of manufacture and industry. Not even close. Mandating that people buy health insurance from an insurance exchange comprised of PRIVATE companies that will receive the benefit of all those new customers and all the subsidy money the gov't will provide for those new customers who can't afford it is not gov't owning and controlling the health care industry. It's REGULATING it and setting the rules of the road. And setting rules for how mortgage companies must treat their mortgage products and the customers seeking them is the same thing and in no way constitutes gov't owning and controlling the financial industry. The screeching about "socialism" is absurd...it's a buzz word that sticks in your craw and gives you no end of indigestion BECAUSE YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND IT IN THE FIRST PLACE.
I must say I'm pleasantly surprised by this unanimous decision. Good on ya Supremes – even you guys get it right every now & then.
Good. No one needs to make money from someone else's genes.