Elated Over US Supreme Court Decision Barring Human Gene Patenting? Umm…Not So Fast
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Two months ago, in these pages, I wrote an article entitled “Patent my jeans, NOT my genes”. This was written on the eve of the United States Supreme Court hearings about whether human genes should be entitled to patent protection. Despite being a holder of United States patents related to …
Who Says Cancer Researchers Can’t Dance?
I was delighted to learn today that a fundraising video that aired on You Tube almost 2 years ago has won an international journalism award. The “Medicine Goes Viral” story in the McGill Reporter last week revealed that the video has captured one of the 2012-2013 Michael E. DeBakey Journalism …
Tomorrow is the Canadian Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day
April has long been “daffodil month” for the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS); the month that is synonymous with the Society’s annual fundraising campaign, even though fundraising is a year-long, 24/7 undertaking. In years past, who has not seen CCS volunteers and staff selling fresh daffodils door-to-door, in the local mall, …
Good News, Bad News: Dr. Ralph Meyer is Moving
This past Thursday the Hamilton (Ontario) newspaper, The Hamilton Spectator, published a small article in its “Local News” section that said Cancer researcher Ralph Meyer appointed to head Juravinski Hospital. This may have gone unnoticed by most, and likely under-appreciated even by many who read it. But this is a …