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“Precision Medicine” Initiative Leaves Patents “Lost in Space”

On January 30th, the White House released a press release expanding upon President Obama’s mention of “precision medicine” in his State of the Union Address. Not surprisingly, the details are pretty much what we who are involved in various aspects … Continue reading

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Patenting Genes – The Conversation Myriad Needs To Start

I watched “60 Minutes” last night, during which Kevin Noonan got about 30 seconds to justify “patenting genes” and the Myriad BRAC1-2 assays. He did as well as could be done, speaking about the good the patent system does in … Continue reading

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