Cases related to intellectual property of genetic material and/or code (which has a dual nature and can be copyrightable or patentable in different situations)

Cases related to intellectual property of genetic material and/or code (which has a dual nature and can be copyrightable or patentable in different situations) are notoriously difficult for judges and justices to sort out. When judges do not have a personal interest in code (like Judge Alsop had, at least a little bit), and no personal interest in the nature of genetics and biology, it's simple for an Oracle or a Monsanto to make reasonable sounding (but completely wrong) arguments and for the court to accept them. I don't think critical thinking is effective without at least a little personal investigation into the subject matter. Judges depend on reading opposing arguments and distilling the essence of the conflict from that, but in some subjects you can't get an understanding of the essence of the conflict without a neutral investigation of the subject itself.