Gene wars: the last-ditch battle over who owns the rights to our DNA

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2013/apr/21/using-genetics-to-fight-disease
Date Written:  2013-04-21
Publisher:  Guardian Weekly
Year Published:  2013
Resource Type:  Article

A US biotech company is fighting to protect the patents it took out on a test for a cancer-causing gene. Scientists say a win for the firm would set back a growing ability to detect diseases.

Subject Headings

• Corporate Agenda
• DNA Testing/Legal Issues
• Genetic Diseases
• Genetic Engineering
• Genetic Research
• Genetics/Ethical Implications
• Genetics/Legal Implications
• Intellectual Property
• Medicine
• Patents/Biotechnology
• Privatization