Supreme Court unanimously disallows patenting of genes

In what certainly is wonderful news for medical researchers and patients, and may also be a blow struck in favor of human rights, the US high court held that genes occurring naturally cannot be patented.

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-06-13/supreme-court-strikes-down-patents-on-natural-genes

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