https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/New-Start-here/Supreme-court-ruling-Triumph-or-disaster/m-p/15071#M5423 Just a clarification: In US the so called complementary and synthetic DNA is patented and it's used by genetics companies. Wed, 07 Oct 2015 10:45:49 GMT koala 2015-10-07T10:45:49Z https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/New-Start-here/Supreme-court-ruling-Triumph-or-disaster/m-p/15070#M5422 Just heard about this ruling about this gene. Basically it means that none of the genetic material can be patented in Australia. That has immediate repercussions to many things like treatments and testing. For instance using the PCR method one would have to pay patent money because the polymerase used produced by those bacteria in the Yellowstone is patented. As Cancer is a disease where the DNA is damaged virtually all the effective cancer treatments would involve genes. In the same time we know that virtually all the research and drugs are produced in the US where patenting life is legal. Would that put us in a black-out situation where the pharma companies will deny, hinder or delay medication and treatments? What do you think? Koala Wed, 07 Oct 2015 10:31:00 GMT https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/New-Start-here/Supreme-court-ruling-Triumph-or-disaster/m-p/15070#M5422 koala 2015-10-07T10:31:00Z https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/New-Start-here/Supreme-court-ruling-Triumph-or-disaster/m-p/15071#M5423 Just a clarification: In US the so called complementary and synthetic DNA is patented and it's used by genetics companies. Wed, 07 Oct 2015 10:45:49 GMT https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/New-Start-here/Supreme-court-ruling-Triumph-or-disaster/m-p/15071#M5423 koala 2015-10-07T10:45:49Z https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/New-Start-here/Supreme-court-ruling-Triumph-or-disaster/m-p/15072#M5424 Sounds a bit of a worry, not that I know much about it. Thu, 08 Oct 2015 02:14:35 GMT https://onlinecommunity.cancercouncil.com.au/t5/New-Start-here/Supreme-court-ruling-Triumph-or-disaster/m-p/15072#M5424 Jules2 2015-10-08T02:14:35Z