BioHistory Moment: Diamond v. Chakrabarty case argued before U.S. Supreme Court
On March 17, 1980, the Diamond v. Chakrabarty case was argued before the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the
patentability of genetically altered microorganisms.
In 1972, Chakrabarty filed a patent application assigned to the General Electric Co. for a human-made genetically
engineered bacterium capable of breaking down multiple components of crude oil. The application asserted 36 claims
related to Chakrabarty's invention of a bacterium from the genus Pseudomonas containing at least two
stable energy-generating plasmids, each of said plasmids providing a separate hydrocarbon degradative pathway.
On June 16, 1980, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld five-to-four the patentability of genetically altered organisms,
opening the door to greater patent protection for any modified life forms. Chief Justice Warren Burger
delivered the opinion of the Court, in which justices Potter Stewart, Harry Blackmun, William Rehnquist, and
John Paul Stevens joined. William Brennan filed the dissenting opinion, in which Byron White, Thurgood Marshall,
and Lewis Powell joined.
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- NIH announces genetic testing registry The National Institutes of Health announced that it is creating a public database that researchers, consumers, health care providers, and others can search for information submitted voluntarily by genetic test providers.
National Institutes of Health March 18, 2010
- Jury rules in favour of AstraZeneca in first US Seroquel product liability trial AstraZeneca announced that a jury in a New Jersey state court in the US ruled in favour of AstraZeneca by rejecting a Louisiana plaintiff's claims that SEROQUEL caused his alleged injuries. The case, Baker v. AstraZeneca, was the first product liability case to go to trial.
AstraZeneca March 18, 2010
- ZIOPHARM reports fourth quarter and full year 2009 financial results The Company reported net income of $1.0 million, or $0.03 per share for the quarter ended December 31, 2009, compared to a net loss of 4.6 million, or $(0.21) per share, in the fourth quarter of 2008.
ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. March 18, 2010
- FDA approves Envoy Medical 's first totally implanted hearing system The FDA announced the approval of the Esteem – an implanted hearing system used to treat moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss, a type of permanent hearing loss. As a condition of FDA approval, Esteem manufacturer, Envoy Medical of St. Paul, Minn., must conduct two post-approval studies.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration March 18, 2010
- ALS Therapy Institute pairs with N.J. biotech Cambridge-based ALS Therapy Institute has teamed up with a New Jersey biotech to test several small-molecule compounds that have the potential to slow or stop the progression of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), commonly called Lou Gehrig's disease.
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Why is there a life science industry in New Jersey? Is the industry
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As a leading health organization for 25 years, the Prevent Cancer Foundation, the vision of Carolyn Aldigé, has
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BioFact
(1895) - A German company, Hochst am Main, sells Nitragin, the first commercially cultured Rhizobia isolated from root nodules.
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"The intention of the Holy Ghost is to teach us how one goes to heaven, not how heaven goes."
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