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Human genes create stir in US

About 100,000 cancer patients, doctors, researchers and lawyers sued the US government for granting patents for two human genes. They said the patents deny women with breast and ovarian cancer the benefit of new tests and possible treatment. A company or an institution that owns patents for genes has specific rights to their use, which may include diagnostic tests based on those genes, as well as future mutations that are discovered. In 1994, the US Patent and Trademark Office (pto) granted rights for the two human genes

Publication Date: 
29/06/2009
Down to Earth [2]
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Agriculture [3], Pigs [4], GM Crops [5], Cancer [6], Health [7], Transport [8], Storms [9], Air Transport [10], Women [11], Narcotics [12], Influenza [13], GMOs [14], Patents [15], Afghanistan [16], France [17], Vatican City [18], Mexico [19], United States Of America (US) [20], Brazil [21], Food Security [22], Monsanto [23]

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