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Government Opposes Patenting of Individual Genes
Stepping into a case that could have wide-ranging effects on scientific researchers, the U.S. Department of Justice on Friday filed a brief that opposes the patentability of genes. The filing...
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Gene Patents Back in Court
On Monday, the U.S. Federal Appeals Court in Washington D.C. heard testimony in a case that may well set legal precedent on the ability of companies to obtain patents on natural materials. The case...
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Stem Cell Funding Ban Lifted
In a long-awaited decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals has ruled 2-1 in favor of allowing the National Institutes of Health to continue to fund human embryonic stem cell research. The decision...
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Stem Cell Legislation Re-Introduced in Congress
Late last week, Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., and Rep. Charlie Dent, R.-Penn., introduced the Stem Cell Research Advancement Act, the latest congressional attempt to update federal policy governing...
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Federal Judge Overturns Ruling Banning NIH Funding of Human Embryonic Stem...
Today, District of Columbia District Court Judge Royce Lamberth overturned his own ruling in the case of Sherley v. Sebelius that had banned use of funds from the National Institutes of Health for...
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Appeals Court Overturns Ruling Invalidating Gene Patents
On July 29, a federal appeals court ruled that individual genes may be patented, overturning a lower court decision that had reached the opposite conclusion. The case centered on the question of...
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