Today the ACLU, PUBPAT, and the U.S. Solicitor General made their arguments appealing a decision made a few years back to allow companies the right to patent human genetics. The ACLU and PUBPAT brought a lawsuit in May 2009 against the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Myriad Genetics and the University of Utah Research Foundation, [...]
5Apr11
Patents on Human Genes
By: Barry Belmont
10Aug09
Analog Dilemma: Skin Fashions
By: Barry Belmont
Situation: It’s all the rage. Skin. Human skin. Being worn by people, not their owners. I believe it started with hand skin gloves shown at an underground New York fashion show last winter, though many contend it was a chest vest from Dolce & Gabbana’s spring line that started the trend. In any case, it’s [...]
