I think this is great news that companies no longer can patent any human gene that occurs naturally!
"US Supreme Court rules patents on ‘natural’ human genes invalid" http://feedly.com/k/14zecCL
In one of the most anxiously awaited court decisions of the year, the US Supreme Court today unanimously struck down patents on isolated, natural human genes. Patents on synthesized DNA, however, are still valid, the justices said. Included in that category are commercially important patents on …
Cons and pros about sequencing your own genome and what you can actually right now at this moment do with these kind of information/data. Quite a nice read I'd say.
It is 10 years since the human genome was first sequenced. In that time the cost per person has fallen from $2.7bn to just $5,000. Revealing our full DNA will revolutionise medicine – but it will also raise huge ethical questions about what we do with the information …
Thank you #NSA for this great service to humanity :-)
Look what this new Google feature did to last year summer rafting pictures
Swedish male train drivers have been wearing skirts to work: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22828150
Originally shared by +BBC News
Why? It's hot, and shorts are banned.
Do you ever think dress codes are unfair towards men or women?
