Myles W. Jackson
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- September 2015
- ISBN:
- 9780262028660
- eISBN:
- 9780262327190
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- The MIT Press
- DOI:
- 10.7551/mitpress/9780262028660.003.0009
- Subject:
- History, History of Science, Technology, and Medicine
This final chapter brings us up to date with the current state of affairs in gene patenting. It discusses the recent US Supreme Court’s decision on the breast cancer patents held by Myriad Genetics. ...
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This final chapter brings us up to date with the current state of affairs in gene patenting. It discusses the recent US Supreme Court’s decision on the breast cancer patents held by Myriad Genetics. It also discusses the recent move by the FDA to prohibit personal genomics companies from offering their clients medical information based on their genetic sequence. Finally, it considers the role of history of science in current policy issues.Less
This final chapter brings us up to date with the current state of affairs in gene patenting. It discusses the recent US Supreme Court’s decision on the breast cancer patents held by Myriad Genetics. It also discusses the recent move by the FDA to prohibit personal genomics companies from offering their clients medical information based on their genetic sequence. Finally, it considers the role of history of science in current policy issues.
