Gene Patents: Justice Scalia Dissents On High School Science
Friday, June 14, 2013 - 16:34
in Mathematics & Economics
The U.S. Supreme Court just released a groundbreaking decision about the ability to patent genes – the assembly instruction for life. Amid much discussion about potential implications for the biotech industry, a separate, extremely troubling aspect of this decision has largely slid under the radar: one of the SCOTUS Justices dissented with basic science saying he is "unable to affirm... read more