Patents and Tests and Genes, Oh My!

Feb 19, 2007

My, my. It seems we can't get away from two distinct topics -- genetic testing and gene patenting -- that have gone hand in hand lately.

Our sister site, GenomeWeb Daily News, reported last week on a bill in the US House of Representatives designed to "eliminate the practice of gene patenting."

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