1 December 2012Americas

Myriad: Keeping a low profile

“To be honest it came out of the blue: it was a complete shock,” says Ben Jackson of the lawsuit that landed on US biotech company Myriad Genetics’ doormat in May 2009. Led by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the suit claimed two of the company’s prized gene patents are invalid, unconstitutional and stifle diagnostic testing and research.

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