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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: Clarence Thomas, Feminism, National Institutes of Health, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Diabetes
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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: Business Enterprises, Clarence Thomas, Myriad Genetics Incorporated, Science and Technology, Diabetes
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How to create a culture of innovation
Don't give innovation orders without providing any guidance, and step back and allow employees to experiment. Soren Kaplan, author of Leapfrogging and managing principal of InnovationPoint, shares his six ways of creating an innovation culture on Fast... -
New Haven's International Arts Festival: What's Hot This Year?
The Hartford CourantIt's about sharing the experience. That's what Mary Lou Aleski, executive director of New Haven's 18th annual International Festival of Arts & Ideas that begins Saturday, June 15, has found in data of who comes — and why— to the annual two-...Tags: Toad's Place, Concerts, England, New Haven Green, Arts
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Portsmouth inventors compete in Red Bull Creation challenge
TidewaterBizLocal inventors are competing in a live 72-hour Red Bull Creation challenge in Brooklyn starting Thursday. The North Street Labs team from Portsmouth is one of six teams vying for a $10,000 cash purse. If the team wins, the money would buy tools to...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Sentara, Nintendo Company Ltd., Ghent, Science and Technology
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Drawing insight into Google's Doodles
SAN FRANCISCO — Google.com is the most visited online front door in the United States. According to Alexa, a longtime Internet statistics firm, it is also the second most visited home page in the world behind Facebook.com; roughly 40 percent of...
Tags: Bastille Day, Marketing, Conservation, Arts, Illinois Institute of Technology
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Time to dial up some healthy skepticism
The U.S. government is trying "to create a database of every [phone] call ever made." That's how one informed person described the National Security Agency's effort to USA Today. That newspaper also confirmed that not only is the government collecting...
Tags: Eric Holder, USA Today, Disease Prevention, Science and Technology, Drugs and Medicines
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Danville Schools named 'district of innovation'
The Danville school system was named a District of Innovation as result of a new opportunity that lets public schools propose new ways to organize learning to significantly boost achievement and prepare students for success beyond high school. Under...
Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Environmental Issues, Teaching and Learning, Science and Technology, Students
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Letters: Reworking patent laws
Re "Trying to clear out the 'patent trolls,'" Column, June 9 The way federal law is carried out now, patents may be acquired for any one of three purposes: - To manufacture and market the invention. - To collect money from anyone else using the...Tags: Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Crime, Law and Justice
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White House trying to clear the forest of 'patent trolls'
It's news when government identifies a genuine problem and takes reasoned steps to solve it. So here's news: The Obama administration has a plan to fix the broken U.S. patent system. The White House outlined the plan last week in a presentation...
Tags: Laws, Intel Corp., Google Inc., Arbitration, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Los Angeles ranks fourth in national clean tech leadership index
Los Angeles ranked fourth among U.S. cities leading clean technology growth, according to research firm Clean Edge’s annual index. Based on activity across 22 green-infused indicators, L.A. jumped from seventh place last year, still coming in...Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Investments
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Meetings to discuss Roundup Ready 2 Xtend soybeans and FieldScripts
ST. LOUIS -- Farmers and seed dealers from major U.S. crop production regions recently gathered in St. Louis and Peoria, Ill. for "Monsanto Ground Breakers Week." The nearly 250 farmers in attendance are part of Monsanto's on-farm trial program, Ground...Tags: Science and Technology, New Products, Science
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