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February 14, 2002
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The ACLU and the Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT) are bringing a landmark case on behalf of researchers, pathologists, breast cancer and women’s health groups, and individual women affected by the patents on two genes associated with breast and ovarian cancer. It's wrong for companies to own the rights to pieces of the human genome.
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Breast Cancer and Patenting Human Genes
Screening of the award-winning PBS documentary, “In the Family” followed by a panel discussion surrounding the ACLU’s lawsuit challenging patents on genes ...
