Significant faults in “longevity genes” study surface
July 8th, 2010 |
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A team of Boston University scientists reported last week that they had identified a large number of gene variants that were associated with exceptional longevity. Since that story grabbed headlines, however, some skeptics have voiced concerns about the data and the study’s conclusions. Newsweek reported Wednesday that the concern over the data stems from one [...]
Keep reading »District court overturns patents on breast cancer genes
March 30th, 2010 |
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Some 20 percent of the human genome is already patented. But a court ruled yesterday that one company does not have the rights to some of its patents on two genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2, commonly tested for mutations to determine risk for developing breast and ovarian cancers. The decision [pdf], made March 29 by United [...]
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