Thursday, June 13, 2013

Supreme Court Rules Only Synthetic DNA Can be Patented

Thursday saw the Supreme Court rule that only synthetic DNA can be patented.

The case before them argued that no DNA could be patented.

They decided that DNA, which had been extracted from humans, could not be.

Allowing for the patenting of synthetic DNA will help biotech companies in the research abilities.

It also makes it more of a competitive field, as companies will rush to create their own DNA so that they can patent it and protect their creations.

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