The Resource The genome defense : inside the epic legal battle to determine who owns your DNA, Jorge L. Contreras
The genome defense : inside the epic legal battle to determine who owns your DNA, Jorge L. Contreras
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- Summary
- When attorney Chris Hansen learned that the U.S. government was issuing patents for human genes to biotech companies, he discovered that women were being charged exorbitant fees to test for hereditary breast and ovarian cancers, tests they desperately needed--because Myriad Genetics had patented the famous BRCA genes. So he sued them. Contreras gives us the view from inside as Hansen and his team of ACLU lawyers, along with a committed group of activists, scientists, and physicians, take their one-in-a-million case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The result is a compelling story about how society must balance scientific discovery with corporate profits and the rights of all people. -- adapted from jacket
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 416 pages
- Contents
-
- Part I: Building the case. Who can we sue?
- The world in the Helix
- The gene queen
- Mr. Lincoln's boat
- The ACLU way
- Product of nature
- On the hill
- Speaking of patents
- The power of pink
- We've got you covered
- BART
- Patents and plaintiffs
- Pulling the trigger
- Part II: Litigation. The big guns
- SDNY
- Chicken and egg
- We're from the government
- Splitting the baby
- The patent court
- Magic microscope
- Last man standing
- Part III: Highest court in the land. Déjà vu all over again
- Air force 1
- With friends like these
- Oyez, oyez, oyez!
- 9-0
- Aftermath
- Appendix: The (legal) meaning of Myriad
- Principal characters
- Isbn
- 9781616209681
- Label
- The genome defense : inside the epic legal battle to determine who owns your DNA
- Title
- The genome defense
- Title remainder
- inside the epic legal battle to determine who owns your DNA
- Statement of responsibility
- Jorge L. Contreras
- Subject
-
- Court decisions and opinions
- Human chromosome abnormalities -- Diagnosis -- United States -- Patents
- Human chromosome abnormalities -- Diagnosis | Law and legislation -- United States
- Human gene mapping -- Law and legislation -- United States
- Human gene mapping -- United States -- Patents
- Myriad Genetics, Inc. -- Trials, litigation, etc
- Patent suits -- United States
- Association for Molecular Pathology -- Trials, litigation, etc
- Recueils de jurisprudence et d'opinions
- patents
- Patents
- Brevets d'invention
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- When attorney Chris Hansen learned that the U.S. government was issuing patents for human genes to biotech companies, he discovered that women were being charged exorbitant fees to test for hereditary breast and ovarian cancers, tests they desperately needed--because Myriad Genetics had patented the famous BRCA genes. So he sued them. Contreras gives us the view from inside as Hansen and his team of ACLU lawyers, along with a committed group of activists, scientists, and physicians, take their one-in-a-million case all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The result is a compelling story about how society must balance scientific discovery with corporate profits and the rights of all people. -- adapted from jacket
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Contreras, Jorge L
- Dewey number
- 346.7304/86
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- KF228.A8436
- LC item number
- C66 2021
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Association for Molecular Pathology
- Myriad Genetics, Inc.
- Patent suits
- Human gene mapping
- Human chromosome abnormalities
- Human gene mapping
- Human chromosome abnormalities
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The genome defense : inside the epic legal battle to determine who owns your DNA, Jorge L. Contreras
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-404) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I: Building the case. Who can we sue? -- The world in the Helix -- The gene queen -- Mr. Lincoln's boat -- The ACLU way -- Product of nature -- On the hill -- Speaking of patents -- The power of pink -- We've got you covered -- BART -- Patents and plaintiffs -- Pulling the trigger -- Part II: Litigation. The big guns -- SDNY -- Chicken and egg -- We're from the government -- Splitting the baby -- The patent court -- Magic microscope -- Last man standing -- Part III: Highest court in the land. Déjà vu all over again -- Air force 1 -- With friends like these -- Oyez, oyez, oyez! -- 9-0 -- Aftermath -- Appendix: The (legal) meaning of Myriad -- Principal characters
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 416 pages
- Isbn
- 9781616209681
- Lccn
- 2021021980
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)on1227269234
- (OCoLC)1227269234
- 3892277
- Label
- The genome defense : inside the epic legal battle to determine who owns your DNA, Jorge L. Contreras
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-404) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I: Building the case. Who can we sue? -- The world in the Helix -- The gene queen -- Mr. Lincoln's boat -- The ACLU way -- Product of nature -- On the hill -- Speaking of patents -- The power of pink -- We've got you covered -- BART -- Patents and plaintiffs -- Pulling the trigger -- Part II: Litigation. The big guns -- SDNY -- Chicken and egg -- We're from the government -- Splitting the baby -- The patent court -- Magic microscope -- Last man standing -- Part III: Highest court in the land. Déjà vu all over again -- Air force 1 -- With friends like these -- Oyez, oyez, oyez! -- 9-0 -- Aftermath -- Appendix: The (legal) meaning of Myriad -- Principal characters
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiv, 416 pages
- Isbn
- 9781616209681
- Lccn
- 2021021980
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)on1227269234
- (OCoLC)1227269234
- 3892277
Subject
- Court decisions and opinions
- Human chromosome abnormalities -- Diagnosis -- United States -- Patents
- Human chromosome abnormalities -- Diagnosis | Law and legislation -- United States
- Human gene mapping -- Law and legislation -- United States
- Human gene mapping -- United States -- Patents
- Myriad Genetics, Inc. -- Trials, litigation, etc
- Patent suits -- United States
- Association for Molecular Pathology -- Trials, litigation, etc
- Recueils de jurisprudence et d'opinions
- patents
- Patents
- Brevets d'invention
Genre
- Patents
- Recueils de jurisprudence et d'opinions
- patents
- Court decisions and opinions
- Brevets d'invention
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