by jmacpher | Mar 21, 2012 | Commentary, Quick Links
Last year, two teams of researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) succeeded in genetically modifying the H5N1 avian flu virus. The modified virus is capable of respiratory transmission between ferrets, suggesting that it would also be...
by jmacpher | Oct 23, 2011 | Quick Links
Last week, following the denial of its petition for a panel rehearing, the ACLU announced that it will seek to bring the much-debated Myriad Genetics case before the Supreme Court. Among other things, the case involves the patentability of isolated DNA – pieces of...
