Patent Pending with Prof. Jorge Contreras

Imagine someone could patent your arm, or your mouth. Well, for a long time, someone could patent a part of the human body, a DNA sequence. That all ended in 2013 with a landmark supreme court case. But it illustrates how science, business, and law intersect—in ways that shape our health today. Abdul speaks with Prof. Jose Contreras, Law Professor and Author of the new book, The Genome Defense.

For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/americadissected.

Release date

Lydbog: 14. december 2021