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So does this mean if someone is found to have BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes then they have to pay Myriad Genetics Inc a license fee? Maybe we all need to take out licens

by kamjam 14y ago

So does this mean if someone is found to have BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes then they have to pay Myriad Genetics Inc a license fee? Maybe we all need to take out licenses just in case, otherwise we'll get those patent trolls writing us nasty letters... (This is a totally disgusting ruling by the way... another win for putting money over the life of fellow human beings)

rayiner 14y ago
To be fair, they explicitly punted the ethical angle. They point out that it's Congress's job to do the balancing of money versus life and exclude such patents if they deem it to be good policy.
- kamjam 14y ago
  And we all know how much ethics politicians have...