US Supreme Court rules natural human genes cannot be patented [Download Judgment]

In a path-breaking judgment, the US Supreme Court unanimously held that natural human genes are not patentable. The decision will have huge implications and will force a change at the federal patent office, which has been awarding gene patents since 1982.Sandra Park, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, which sued to challenge the Myriad patents told Bloomberg, “Because of...