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A Reversal on Sequencing? Proposed Legislation Would Allow Patenting of Naturally Occurring Genes

FDA Law Blog

By 2010, about 2000 isolated human genes had been patented in the U.S. In 2010, the Association for Molecular Pathology (AMP), among other organizations, brought suit against Myriad Genetics, challenging the validity of the company’s patents on the BRCA 1/2 genes. Cook-Deegan et al.

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Going beyond the surface material: A podcast episode on cellulitis

PEMBlog

And so a lot of the previous studies on getting blood cultures were done in the immediate post Haemophilus influenzae B and Prevnar vaccine era. Vaccinate your children, people. It’s still often done out in the community. Pediatrics. 2011 Mar;127(3):e573-80. doi: 10.1542/peds.2010-2053. Epub 2011 Feb 21. Pallin, William D.

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