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The path to the double helix -- and beyond
Sun Staff1865 Experimenting with common garden peas, Austrian monk Gregor Mendel shows how traits like color and height are passed from one generation to the next. 1868 Swiss scientist Fredrich Miescher discovers DNA what he calls "nuclein" in human pus...Tags: Engineering, Emergency Incidents, AIDS, Disasters, Genentech Inc.
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Miracle molecule
Sun StaffSTATE OF THE ART Agriculture People have been genetically modifying plants and livestock for centuries through selective breeding, but the deciphering of DNA's structure opened the door to much more radical manipulation. Among the first modified crops...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Disasters, Interior Policy, Personal Data Collection, Health and Safety at School
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Supreme Court wisdom on DNA
From the Chicago TribuneAmerica has always been a creative place, partly because the authors of the Constitution wanted it to be. Among the powers they granted Congress was the right "to promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing for limited times to authors and...Tags: Scientific Invention, Breast Cancer, Clarence Thomas, Mastectomy, Angelina Jolie
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The bull has but one job
It's Father's Day weekend (I usually write my column on Sunday afternoon) and I recall that I took the time to list the attributes of a good mama cow recently on Mother's Day. Unfortunately, there isn't much to thank the bull for after the moment of...Tags: Mother's Day, Medical Specialization, Father's Day, Biology
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My body, my property
Angelina Jolie's breast cancer gene. John Moore's cell line. The brain tissue of deceased children from a Chicago suburb. These disparate body parts have been the subject of legal conflicts about the body as property. As a lawyer, I've spent the last 25...
Tags: Research, Breast Cancer, Medical Research, Biotechnology, Angelina Jolie
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Bruce Wightman: Court's genetics decision doesn't go far enough
Thursday's Supreme Court decision on Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics Inc. was much anticipated by geneticists and clinicians. At stake were property rights for two human genes, BRCA1 and BRCA2. Both are important because mutations...Tags: Scientific Invention, Muhlenberg College, Medical Research, Health and Medical Professionals, Angelina Jolie
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BRCA gene decision hailed
Jewish breast cancer survivors were among the people celebrating a recent United States Supreme Court decision. The high court ruled unanimously that patents cannot be held on naturally occurring human genes. The decision came in a case in which...Tags: Judaism, Mastectomy, University of Miami, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Biology
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Supreme Court rejects gene patents
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled that human genes are a product of nature and cannot be patented and held for profit, a decision that medical experts said will lead to more genetic testing for cancers and other diseases and to lower costs for...
Tags: Pathology, Cardiologists, Heart Disease, Health and Medical Professionals, University of California, Los Angeles
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SDSU announces new Plant Science Department head
BROOKINGS - David Wright is the new Plant Science Department Head at South Dakota State University, pending approval of the Board of Regents. "David Wright brings with him extensive industry experience as well as a renewed commitment to relevance and...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Research, Botany, South Dakota State University, Colleges and Universities
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U.S. top court bars patents on human genes unless synthetic
Reuters* Unanimous ruling is first of its kind for U.S. top court * Compromise decision was sought by Obama administration * Myriad Genetics shares rise after ruling, then fall * Decision could help people get cheaper genetic tests (Recasts lead, adds...Tags: Judges, Justice System, Clarence Thomas, Mastectomy, Civil Rights
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U.S. says unapproved biotech wheat appears limited to one field
Reuters* Farm group sees "utmost urgency" to resolve the issue * Focus is on area surrounding Oregon field WASHINGTON/KANSAS CITY, June 12 (Reuters) - An agricultural dragnet has found no cases of unapproved genetically engineered wheat outside of a 123-acre...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Genetic Engineering, Arable Farming, Colleges and Universities
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Montana angler catches 12-pound walleye-sauger cross while fishing Yellowstone River
Grand Forks HeraldGRAND FORKS, N. D. It's a walleye mostly but it's also part sauger. That makes it a "saugeye," a cross between a walleye and a sauger, and the 12-pound fish is a new North Dakota record for the species, the state Game and Fish Department confirmed last...Tags: Medical Specialization, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Aquaculture, Fishing, Biology
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