15.04.2013 - 19:39 [ ACLU ]

Today‘s the Day: Challenging Human Gene Patents Before the Supreme Court

Today, we‘re headed to the U.S. Supreme Court for oral argument in our challenge to human gene patents.

The Court will decide this central question: are our genes – the basic elements of human biology and the blueprint for our cells, organs, and bodies – patentable? Or does patenting genes extend private property rights over products and laws of nature, in violation of the law?