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Human Gene Patents: Proof Of Problems?, Timothy Caulfield Dec 2008

Human Gene Patents: Proof Of Problems?, Timothy Caulfield

Chicago-Kent Law Review

The patenting of human genes has been the focus of intense policy debate. The concerns associated with gene patenting are diverse, ranging from dignity based critiques to suggestions that patents will drive up the cost of health care. But the two concerns that have generated the most policy attention are that they hurt basic research (also known as the "anti-commons" problem) and access to useful technologies. The goal of this short comment is to question the degree to which existing evidence supports the speculation about these two justifications for patent reform. While the issues associated with gene patents are complex …


What I Have Learned From The Reactions To My Books, Michael Crichton Dec 2008

What I Have Learned From The Reactions To My Books, Michael Crichton

Chicago-Kent Law Review

No abstract provided.


Gene Patents And The Product Of Nature Doctrine, John M. Conley Dec 2008

Gene Patents And The Product Of Nature Doctrine, John M. Conley

Chicago-Kent Law Review

Gene patents have proven to be enormously controversial, evoking a strong response from many categories of skeptics. Objections have focused on the foreclosure of research, the potential denial of healthcare, or the proper application of the patent laws. Gene patents also tend to trigger an elemental response that lies at the core of almost every objection: You shouldn't be able to patent a gene! This article focuses on the latter point, restating it as a question of legal doctrine: Why is it that the law has routinely treated genes as patentable inventions rather than unpatentable natural phenomena? Part II reviews …


Qubit, December 2008 Dec 2008

Qubit, December 2008

Qubit (Cuban science fiction magazine)

The December 2008 issue of the Qubit.


The Jesuits Of El Salvador, 1989; Why They Were Murdered, Why Justice Was Never Done, And Why Justice Will Not Be Done, Ladb Staff Nov 2008

The Jesuits Of El Salvador, 1989; Why They Were Murdered, Why Justice Was Never Done, And Why Justice Will Not Be Done, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Municipal Elections In Chile Show Governing Concertacion Losing Strength, Guest Author Nov 2008

Municipal Elections In Chile Show Governing Concertacion Losing Strength, Guest Author

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


China's President Visits, Bringing Economic Benefits To Costa Rica, Cuba, And The Region, Ladb Staff Nov 2008

China's President Visits, Bringing Economic Benefits To Costa Rica, Cuba, And The Region, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


The Jesuits Of El Salvador, 1989; Why They Were Murdered, Why Justice Was Never Done, And Why Justice Will Not Be Done, Ladb Staff Nov 2008

The Jesuits Of El Salvador, 1989; Why They Were Murdered, Why Justice Was Never Done, And Why Justice Will Not Be Done, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Uruguayan Political Parties Look Toward 2009 Presidential Elections, Guest Author Nov 2008

Uruguayan Political Parties Look Toward 2009 Presidential Elections, Guest Author

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Latin American Leaders Cope With Spreading Global Financial Crisis, Guest Author Nov 2008

Latin American Leaders Cope With Spreading Global Financial Crisis, Guest Author

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Sandinistas Win Big, But Nicaragua's Municipal Election Results Are Heartily Distrusted, Ladb Staff Nov 2008

Sandinistas Win Big, But Nicaragua's Municipal Election Results Are Heartily Distrusted, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Disappeared Island Could Hold Key To U.S.-Mexico Maritime Boundaries, Ladb Staff Nov 2008

Disappeared Island Could Hold Key To U.S.-Mexico Maritime Boundaries, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Devastating Rains Wash Out Honduran Elections, Ladb Staff Nov 2008

Devastating Rains Wash Out Honduran Elections, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Financial Crisis Overshadows Youth And Development At Cumbre Iberoamericana, Ladb Staff Nov 2008

Financial Crisis Overshadows Youth And Development At Cumbre Iberoamericana, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Petrogate Scandal Rattles Government Of Peruvian President Alan Garcia, Guest Author Oct 2008

Petrogate Scandal Rattles Government Of Peruvian President Alan Garcia, Guest Author

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Controversial Report Released On Death Of U.S. Journalist Brad Will In Oaxaca, Ladb Staff Oct 2008

Controversial Report Released On Death Of U.S. Journalist Brad Will In Oaxaca, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Law For The Sustainable Use Of Energy (2008), Cámara De Diputados Del Honorable Congreso De La Unión, Mexico Oct 2008

Law For The Sustainable Use Of Energy (2008), Cámara De Diputados Del Honorable Congreso De La Unión, Mexico

Latin American Energy Policies

This legislation aims to promote the sustainable use of energy by optimizing its use in all its processes and activities, including the exploration, production, processing, distribution and consumption.


Argentina's Cristina Fernandez Works To Put Out Political, Economic Fires, Guest Author Oct 2008

Argentina's Cristina Fernandez Works To Put Out Political, Economic Fires, Guest Author

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Honduras' Alba Ratification Figures Prominently In Presidential Primaries; A Candidate Comes, Ladb Staff Oct 2008

Honduras' Alba Ratification Figures Prominently In Presidential Primaries; A Candidate Comes, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


El Salvador Foreign Minister Invites U.S. To Interfere In Presidential Election, Ladb Staff Oct 2008

El Salvador Foreign Minister Invites U.S. To Interfere In Presidential Election, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


El Salvador Foreign Minister Invites U.S. To Interfere In Presidential Election, Ladb Staff Oct 2008

El Salvador Foreign Minister Invites U.S. To Interfere In Presidential Election, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Referendum In Ecuador: Between Euphoria And Uncertainty, Guest Author Oct 2008

Referendum In Ecuador: Between Euphoria And Uncertainty, Guest Author

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Amid Increasing Scandals, Colombian Government Accuses Farc Of Plot, Guest Author Oct 2008

Amid Increasing Scandals, Colombian Government Accuses Farc Of Plot, Guest Author

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Boletín V.14:No.1 (2008), Fordham University Latin American And Latino Studies Institute Oct 2008

Boletín V.14:No.1 (2008), Fordham University Latin American And Latino Studies Institute

Boletín (Fordham University. Latin American and Latino Studies Institute)

No abstract provided.


Mexico Designates Two New Sites In Southeast As Protected Areas, Ladb Staff Oct 2008

Mexico Designates Two New Sites In Southeast As Protected Areas, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Qubit, October 2008 Oct 2008

Qubit, October 2008

Qubit (Cuban science fiction magazine)

The October 2008 issue of the Qubit.


Russia Returning To Nicaragua And The Region, Bearing Gifts And Bristling With Arms, Ladb Staff Sep 2008

Russia Returning To Nicaragua And The Region, Bearing Gifts And Bristling With Arms, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Russia Returning To Nicaragua And The Region, Bearing Gifts And Bristling With Arms, Ladb Staff Sep 2008

Russia Returning To Nicaragua And The Region, Bearing Gifts And Bristling With Arms, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Attacks Disrupt Independence Day Celebration In Calderon's Home State, Ladb Staff Sep 2008

Attacks Disrupt Independence Day Celebration In Calderon's Home State, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Autonomy Protesters Clash With Bolivian Government, Ladb Staff Sep 2008

Autonomy Protesters Clash With Bolivian Government, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.