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Human gene patenting is a thing most of us aren't ready for

2013-06-15 16:23:00

In the course of our country's history, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has bestowed coveted protection on many strange and wondrous inventions: the three-legged pantyhose (in case one leg runs), the sealed, circular peanut butter-and-jelly sandwich,...

Supreme Court rejects gene patents

2013-06-14 00:00:00

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled that human genes are a product of nature and cannot be patented and held for profit, a decision that medical experts said will lead to more genetic testing for cancers and other diseases and to lower costs for...

The Supreme Court rules out some -- but not all -- gene patents

2013-06-13 13:16:00

This post has been corrected, as noted below. When it took up the issue of patents on human genes, the Supreme Court seemed torn by two conflicting interests: the long-standing principle that products of nature can't be patented, and the commercial...

Supreme Court rules against patenting human genes

2013-06-13 08:03:00

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that human genes cannot be patented, a victory for cancer patients and their doctors who had challenged a Utah company’s exclusive control over a defective gene sequence that is linked to cancer....

Angelina Jolie's surgery not for everyone, experts warn

2013-05-15 06:32:00

In the wake of Angelina Jolie’s announcement that she had a double mastectomy because of a rare gene, the American Cancer Society is warning that the radical surgery should not be taken lightly. Experts said that while the surgery is totally...

Angelina Jolie can afford to save her own life; many women can't

2013-05-14 14:26:00

I’d like to raise the teensiest red flag on Angelina Jolie’s laudable decision Tuesday to go public about her health struggles in order to help other women benefit from her experience. In an essay published Tuesday in the New York Times,...

Angelina Jolie's surgery bring words of caution from experts

2013-05-14 19:11:00

Angelina Jolie’s decision to have a double mastectomy because of a rare gene has generated great interest. But experts are urging caution regarding testing and prophylactic surgery. "This does not mean every woman needs a blood test to determine...

Preventive mastectomy simply a matter of life and death

2013-05-15 07:00:00

Fear of cancer is a horrible thing. It stays with you all day long, and it wakes you up at night. I didn't want to live with that, especially when I knew I could do something about it. Like Angelina Jolie, I have a genetic mutation that increased my...

Angelina Jolie will have ovaries removed next

2013-05-15 11:51:00

After undergoing a cancer-preventive double mastectomy and breast reconstruction, Angelina Jolie will follow up with surgery to remove her ovaries, according to a report in People magazine. Jolie's mother, Marcheline Bertrand, died of ovarian cancer...

Celebrities voice support for Angelina Jolie after mastectomy

2013-05-14 11:06:00

Only moments after�Angelina Jolie's revealing op-ed was published late Monday, the actress' name was trending on Twitter. From celebrities to cancer survivors, tens of thousands voiced their support for Jolie's decision to undergo a preventive double...

Martin Short will publish a memoir in 2014

2013-05-13 07:03:00

Comedian Martin Short is writing a memoir for Harper to be released in the fall of 2014. In an announcement from his publisher, Short said the book was not yet titled. "I haven't named my book yet, but I'm toying with the title, 'If I'd Saved, I Wouldn'...

Angelina Jolie, the BRCA mutation and me

2013-05-14 11:03:00

Late Monday night, friends and colleagues started sending me Angelina Jolie's op-ed about her decision to have a double mastectomy. Like Jolie, I have the mutation in my BRCA1 gene that pushed my lifetime risk of developing breast cancer to nearly 90%....

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that companies cannot patent human genes, in a case involving Utah-based Myriad Genetics' patenting of BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, linked to high risk of breast cancer.

2013-06-13 15:58:00

Some genetic assays such as this one, at UC San Francisco's Comprehensive Cancer Center, were on perilous legal ground until the Supreme Court Thursday struck down a patent on the sequencing of two genes linked to breast and ovarian cancer.

2013-06-13 12:58:14

Actress Angelina Jolie revealed in a New York Times op-ed piece that she recently underwent a preventive double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. Jolie noted in the piece that she carries the BRCA1 gene that increases a woman's risk for breast and ovarian cancer.

2013-05-14 17:24:48