Supreme Court Unanimously Rules Genes Cannot Be Patented
Clip: 6/13/2013 | 8m 39s
Supreme Court Unanimously Rules Human Genes Cannot Be Patented
In an unanimous decision, the Supreme Court justices ruled that a company cannot patent an isolated human gene. To look at the implications of the decisions and its impact for patients and medical research, Judy Woodruff talks to Todd Dickinson of the American Intellectual Property Law Association and Sandra Park of the ACLU.
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Supreme Court Unanimously Rules Genes Cannot Be Patented
Clip: 6/13/2013 | 8m 39s
In an unanimous decision, the Supreme Court justices ruled that a company cannot patent an isolated human gene. To look at the implications of the decisions and its impact for patients and medical research, Judy Woodruff talks to Todd Dickinson of the American Intellectual Property Law Association and Sandra Park of the ACLU.
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