The genome defense inside the epic legal battle to determine who owns your DNA

"The gripping true story of a Supreme Court civil rights battle to prevent biotech companies from owning the very thing that makes us who we are--our DNA"--

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Main Author: Contreras, Jorge L. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, [2021]
Edition:First edition.
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245 1 4 |a The genome defense :  |b inside the epic legal battle to determine who owns your DNA /  |c Jorge L. Contreras. 
250 |a First edition. 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a 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 -- Litigation. The big guns -- SDNY -- Chicken and egg -- We're from the government -- Splitting the baby -- The patent court -- Magic microscope -- Last man standing -- 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. 
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650 0 |a Human gene mapping  |z United States  |x Patents. 
650 0 |a Human chromosome abnormalities  |x Diagnosis  |z United States  |x Patents. 
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