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The Rat
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Posted - 05/04/2013 :  05:58:38  Show Profile  Visit The Rat's Homepage Send The Rat a Private Message  Reply with Quote

The government has already decided that it owns your body, that's why there are laws which prevent you from putting certain drugs into them. If we are not vigilant, they will begin selling us off to the highest bidder.

Enlightening video from the ACLU: Who owns your body?


Bailey's second law; There is no relationship between the three virtues of intelligence, education, and wisdom.

You fiend! Never have I encountered such corrupt and foul-minded perversity! Have you ever considered a career in the Church? - The Bishop of Bath and Wells, Blackadder II

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sailingsoul
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Posted - 05/05/2013 :  19:57:53   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send sailingsoul a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Originally posted by The Rat


The government has already decided that it owns your body, that's why there are laws which prevent you from putting certain drugs into them. If we are not vigilant, they will begin selling us off to the highest bidder.

Enlightening video from the ACLU: Who owns your body?


Valid point and according to Myriad Genetics they own a part of our bodies too. This needs to be corrected in the courts or thru new retroactive laws. With the billions of dollars on the table, I not hopeful this will change, until it does.

There are only two types of religious people, the deceivers and the deceived. SS
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sailingsoul
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Posted - 06/13/2013 :  18:04:20   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send sailingsoul a Private Message  Reply with Quote
This is a very nice surprise.

Supreme Court rules human genes may not be patented

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that human genes cannot be patented, a decision that is likely to shape the future of medical and biotech research.

Those who challenged the notion that something that occurs naturally in the human body can be “owned” by a company said the decision could open a new era of expanded research and lower costs for genetic testing.

There are only two types of religious people, the deceivers and the deceived. SS
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The Rat
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Posted - 06/14/2013 :  06:40:06   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit The Rat's Homepage Send The Rat a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Originally posted by sailingsoul

This is a very nice surprise.

Supreme Court rules human genes may not be patented

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that human genes cannot be patented, a decision that is likely to shape the future of medical and biotech research.

Those who challenged the notion that something that occurs naturally in the human body can be “owned” by a company said the decision could open a new era of expanded research and lower costs for genetic testing.



Yes, it was, especially that it was unanimous. Maybe there is some hope after all.


Bailey's second law; There is no relationship between the three virtues of intelligence, education, and wisdom.

You fiend! Never have I encountered such corrupt and foul-minded perversity! Have you ever considered a career in the Church? - The Bishop of Bath and Wells, Blackadder II

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sailingsoul
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Posted - 06/14/2013 :  13:58:21   [Permalink]  Show Profile Send sailingsoul a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Originally posted by The Rat

Yes, it was, [b]especially that it was unanimous. Maybe there is some hope after all.
Yep, the unanimous part actually caught me completely off guard. I tried to levitate, not being successful confirmed I wasn't dreaming. Hope? More likely some aid brought in some pot brownies during deliberations.

Come to think of it, eventually (soon) we're going to get the Gay Marriage Rights decision. Let hope it was a big batch of brownies.

There are only two types of religious people, the deceivers and the deceived. SS
Edited by - sailingsoul on 06/14/2013 13:59:33
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ThorGoLucky
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Posted - 06/17/2013 :  23:10:57   [Permalink]  Show Profile  Visit ThorGoLucky's Homepage Send ThorGoLucky a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Originally posted by sailingsoul

This is a very nice surprise.

Supreme Court rules human genes may not be patented

The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that human genes cannot be patented, a decision that is likely to shape the future of medical and biotech research.

Those who challenged the notion that something that occurs naturally in the human body can be “owned” by a company said the decision could open a new era of expanded research and lower costs for genetic testing.


Only human genes? Aw.
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