On the 47th day …

47 days into the new year. 5 grant proposals. What to do to interrupt the tedium?

Patenting genes

With a tip of the hat to Tim Sandefur and The Panda’s Thumb, an interesting discussion at SCOTUSBlog on the the case of Association of Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, one that involves the issue of the patentability of human genes.  Enjoy.