"In a major victory for women’s health, the [US] Supreme Court has ruled 9-0 that isolated human genes may not be patented. The case concerned the firm Myriad Genetics’ patent on genes linked to higher risks of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. The firm claimed it had the authority to stop all research on genes it owned patents to..."
Full article: Breast Cancer Patients Declare Victory as Supreme Court Bars Patenting of Human Genes.
