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Ban on patenting DNA cheers researchers
Researchers hailed the Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that bans the patenting of human DNA, saying it would expand access to genetic testing for disease at lower cost to patients. In a unanimous decision, the justices said Myriad Genetics did not have...
Tags: The New York Times, Pharmaceuticals, University of Baltimore, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development, University of Maryland, College Park
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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: Ovarian Cancer, Biotechnology, Medical Procedures and Tests, Alzheimer's Disease, 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: Frederica Wilson, Energy Saving, Bill Enyart, Marcy Kaptur, Biotechnology
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Man accused of sex act during massage
A DNA test led to the arrest Wednesday of a Fort Lauderdale massage therapist accused of performing a sex act on a sleeping client, the Broward Sheriff's Office said. Scott Lloyd Price, 55, was a massage therapist at the Center for Wellness, 4001 N....
Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Broward County Sheriff's Office, Personal Service, Sexual Assault, Sex Crimes
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U.S. top court bars patents on human genes unless synthetic
Reuters* Unanimous ruling is first of its kind for U.S. top court * Compromise decision was sought by Obama administration * Myriad Genetics shares rise after ruling, then fall * Decision could help people get cheaper genetic tests (Recasts lead, adds...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Feminism, Crime, Law and Justice, Mastectomy, Science and Technology
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Gene patents: Supreme Court says extracted human DNA can't be patented
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled partially for Myriad Genetics Inc on the closely watched issue of whether human genes can be patented, deciding synthetically produced genetic material can be patented but naturally occurring DNA cannot. The...Tags: Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Biotechnology, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Chemical Industry, Science and Technology
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As in Maryland, local police nationwide scooping up DNA
Police departments around the country are collecting DNA in largely unregulated databases, The New York Times reported today, providing a broader look at a practice The Baltimore Sun revealed in Maryland earlier this year. The largest collections of DNA...Tags: Criminal Laws, The New York Times, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice
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Takeda CEO backs Abe's growth plans, seeks more globalised Japan
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - Top Japanese businessman Yasuchika Hasegawa backs Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's plans to revitalize the stagnant economy in the face of criticism that the government is sidestepping politically thorny reforms ahead of an upper house...Tags: Labor Legislation, Biotechnology, Margaret Thatcher, Politics, National Government
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DNA in condom links man to killing in Lauderdale, police say
Police say a condom has linked a Fort Lauderdale man to the strangling of his lover, resulting in a murder charge against him Tuesday. After police identified Herican B. Austin, 22, as their murder suspect, Austin admitted strangling Carlton Dewayne...
Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Lauderhill, Murder, Chemical Industry, Theft
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Confessed hit man says he killed 30
DNA from a cigarette butt in a soda can helped detectives crack a 2006 cold case in Central Florida and uncovered new leads in other homicides after the accused killer confessed to the double murder and nearly 30 other killings. Self-described hit man...
Tags: Firearms, Murder, Transportation Accidents, Chemical Industry, Volusia County
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David Simon weighs in on NSA surveillance
David Simon, the former Baltimore Sun crime reporter and creator of television show "The Wire," has weighed in reports of data collection efforts by the National Security Agency, asking, what's the fuss? In a post on his blog, Simon compares the NSA's...
Tags: Baltimore Police Department, National Security Agency, Verizon Communications, The Wire (tv program), Crime, Law and Justice
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Letters: DNA in the hands of police
Re "DNA done right," Letters, June 8 Wow, did I get an education reading Saturday's letters to the editor. Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck and other writers have done us a service: I had no idea that DNA sampling is no more intrusive than...Tags: Criminals, Chemical Industry
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