Bioethics  

Can Human Genes Be Patented?

On April 15, 2013, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for and against patenting human genes.

• The Court will hear arguments about only the first question: "are human genes patentable?"

Here is background information from the Supreme Court's blog.

Here is an interesting and readable article about the case, by Daniel Kevles.

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