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Amgen share buybacks, drugs may fuel more stock gains - Barron's
Reuters(Reuters) - Amgen Inc , the world's largest biotechnology company, has plenty of room to grow despite a 43 percent jump in its share price over the past year, thanks to cost cuts, newer drugs and hefty share buybacks, Barron's said. Share gains for the...Tags: Chemical Industry, Science and Technology, Biotechnology, Stock Activities, Buyback
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Supreme Court wisdom on DNA
America has always been a creative place, partly because the authors of the Constitution wanted it to be. Among the powers they granted Congress was the right "to promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing for limited times to authors and...
Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Breast Cancer, Mastectomy
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At least 24 men wrongly convicted or arrested on bite evidence exonerated
At least 24 men convicted or arrested based largely on murky bite-mark evidence have been exonerated by DNA testing, had charges dropped or otherwise been proved not guilty. Many spent more than a decade in prison, and one man was behind bars for more...
Tags: Criminals, Dentistry and Dental Health, Prosecution, Abusive Behavior, New York City
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Eugene Robinson: High court majority relied on hooey to justify DNA samples
The Supreme Court's ruling this month allowing police to compel DNA samples from persons arrested for serious offenses will solve cold cases around the country, putting dangerous criminals behind bars. But despite this clearly beneficial impact, the...Tags: Trials, Criminals, Stephen Breyer, Chemical Industry, Crime, Law and Justice
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Human gene patenting is a thing most of us aren't ready for
In the course of our country's history, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has bestowed coveted protection on many strange and wondrous inventions: the three-legged pantyhose (in case one leg runs), the sealed, circular peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich,...
Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, U.S. Supreme Court, Breast Cancer, Mastectomy
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Supreme Court rejects gene patents
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled that human genes are a product of nature and cannot be patented and held for profit, a decision that medical experts said will lead to more genetic testing for cancers and other diseases and to lower costs for...Tags: Cardiologists, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Heart Disease, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Breast Cancer
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Will Supreme Court's take on gene patents help Myriad?
While the Supreme Court’s decision to forbid patents on human genes knocked out Myriad Genetics' long-guarded patent on two genes linked to breast cancer, the Utah-based company’s stock still rose soon after the news broke. That bit of...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Chemical Industry, Oncology
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My body, my property
Angelina Jolie's breast cancer gene. John Moore's cell line. The brain tissue of deceased children from a Chicago suburb. These disparate body parts have been the subject of legal conflicts about the body as property. As a lawyer, I've spent the last 25...
Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, U.S. Supreme Court, Breast Cancer, American Medical Association
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Did court's DNA decision open Pandora's box?
Although the Chicago Tribune's editorial (reprinted in The Tribune on June 11) lauded the alleged short-term benefits of the Supreme Court's recent decision requiring individuals who are arrested to provide DNA samples, it neglected to explore this...Tags: Chess Playing, U.S. Department of Justice, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pandora Media, Inc., Chicago Tribune
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U.S. top court bars patents on human genes unless synthetic
ReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday prohibited patents on naturally occurring human genes but allowed legal protections on synthetically produced genetic material in a compromise ruling hailed as a partial victory for...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Education, U.S. Supreme Court, Breast Cancer
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Supreme Court rejects idea of patenting natural human genes
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that naturally occurring human genes may not be patented, potentially opening up commercial and scientific terrain to more freewheeling exploration. In a unanimous decision that is a mixed bag for the...Tags: Diabetes, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, U.S. Supreme Court, Antonin Scalia
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NFU thanks Reps. Kaptur and Braley for Rural Energy Investment Act
WASHINGTON - National Farmers Union (NFU) expressed support for legislation introduced by Reps. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, and Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, to provide robust mandatory funding and extend eligibility to renewable chemicals in Farm Bill Energy Title...Tags: Renewable Energy, Rush Holt, Bruce Braley, Environmental Issues, Michael H Michaud
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