60 minutes is doing patented genes

[spinbaby]

About how a company "owns" the breast cancer gene, any testing for the gene, any mutations of the gene, and any treatments based on the gene.

[stray cat]

1. How can anyone legally patent my genes just because they sequenced the gene in someone else?

They should only be able to patent the gene from the person they studied, who cares if its identical in everyone else - a patent is for a thing or an idea - not the genes or gene of all of civilization

[Duer 157099]

2. Then fuck 'em I'd hold 'em liable for damage done by the gene

Fuck you Myriad Genetics!

[WhiteTara]

3. fortunately the court struck down their "owning"

of cancer genes.

[Bitwit1234]

4. They took this to court. AND

the judge has ruled that genes CAN NOT BE PATENTED...That a company has no right to own genes that would relate to others. So they thought they would make a fortune and got fooled. I thought you all would have known it was just this last week.

[spinbaby]

5. And you think it won't be appealed?

There's money in them genes--they'll appeal it all the way up.

[stray cat]

6. Are you kidding - it was a reversal of a long standing process and shocked the hell out of many

and is in serious danger of being over turned. Timely indeed if you want the verdict too stand

[Posteritatis]

8. I did rejoice, but I'll rejoice more comfortably when a SCOTUS ruling upholds that. (nt)

[SocialistLez]

7. I'm convinced

these companies have the cure to many diseases but they're not sharing them with the world.
I am sure they make more money with people developing these diseases and having to buy the drugs to treat it or the symptoms.

::sigh::

I can't believe they were allowed to patent genes.