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The U.S. may put an end to patents for human DNA and other genes, potentially changing the way biotechnology companies develop new drugs, the New York Times reported late Friday. In a brief filed by the Department of Justice, the U.S. concluded genes are a part of nature, and therefore not an invention, the newspaper reported. "We acknowledge that this conclusion is contrary to the longstanding practice of the Patent and Trademark Office, as well as the practice of the National Institutes of Health and other government agencies that have in the past sought and obtained patents for isolated genomic DNA," the brief said. It's not clear whether the Patent Office will put the policy into effect. The brief was filed in connection with a case involving two human genes linked to breast and ovarian cancer.
Trump's Chief of Staff Susie Wiles Carried Out 'Sanctioned Hit' on Katie
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Katie Zacharia's exit from her short-lived White House Press Secretary gig
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