Concepts of Genetics (12th Edition)
Concepts of Genetics (12th Edition)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134604718
Author: William S. Klug, Michael R. Cummings, Charlotte A. Spencer, Michael A. Palladino, Darrell Killian
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 22, Problem 24ESP

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To determine: Whether ruling to invalidate the patenting of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes should be agreed or not along with the rule to judge the patenting of the direct-to-consumer test for BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes.

Introduction: In 2010, a U.S. District Judge ruled to invalidate Myriad Genetics patents on the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes. Judge sweet noted that the genes are a part of the natural world; they are not patentable.

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To determine: Whether the ruling for Venter’s organism is different from the Judge’s ruling for BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes.

Introduction: J. Craig Venter has filed a patent application for his “first-ever human-made life form.” This patent is planned to cover the genome of M. genitalium.

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