The Supreme Court's Myriad Genetics case has been argued back and forth all year before the justices finally reached a decision this Wednesday. In the end, they came to something of a compromise: Human DNA cannot be patented, but synthetic DNA can. It's the same solution suggested by the president's solicitor general earlier this year, and seen by the court as the least painful way forward for everyone involved. Scientists can progress with research, and companies will still have some protection for early discoveries. Still, the decision has left many observers puzzled. Is this a victory for copyright? A triumph of science? An early blow to genetic patent trolling before it starts? The answer seems to be all of the above.
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