Federal Circuit ruling a win for biotech field 
By:
Lisa Keen
Published: September 5, 2012
Tags: biotech, Federal Circuit, genetic testing, patent
In a second victory for the biotech industry in one year, the Federal Circuit has reinstated its ruling that a company’s isolation of human genetic material, and its process for using that material to determine the effectiveness of certain cancer therapies, meet the threshold test for patent-eligibility.
Kansas considers mandatory genetic testing at birth
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: March 15, 2011
Tags: genetic testing, paternity
A Kansas state representative has introduced legislation that would mandate every newborn child in the state be genetically tested to identify the child’s father.
