tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1719474 2009-11-17T17:36:49-06:00 The blog of the Institute for Science, Law and Technology at Chicago-Kent College of Law TypePad Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with NewsAlloySubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with Yourminis.comSubscribe with Attensa for OutlookSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with netomat HubSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with FlurrySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily Rotation tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e5539111878833012875aee1c5970c 2009-11-17T17:36:49-06:00 2009-11-17T17:37:10-06:00 ISLAT Admin A new study suggests that wombs can soon be implanted in humans, providing another option for some infertile women who seek to be mothers. However, the procedure raises many risks and ethical considerations. <div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?a=hbC7DgHZuoM:vu_ZPaRC3lM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?a=hbC7DgHZuoM:vu_ZPaRC3lM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?i=hbC7DgHZuoM:vu_ZPaRC3lM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?a=hbC7DgHZuoM:vu_ZPaRC3lM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?i=hbC7DgHZuoM:vu_ZPaRC3lM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?a=hbC7DgHZuoM:vu_ZPaRC3lM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?i=hbC7DgHZuoM:vu_ZPaRC3lM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/islat_blog/~4/hbC7DgHZuoM" height="1" width="1"/>http://blogs.kentlaw.edu/islat/2009/11/from-rabbits-to-humans-transplanting-wombs.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55391118788330120a673d4c5970b 2009-11-10T16:14:00-06:00 2009-11-10T16:58:02-06:00 ISLAT Admin A controversial policy empowers the University of Akron to require job applicants to submit DNA.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?a=RvIQuCe25eU:-CmP2lJEqXw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?a=RvIQuCe25eU:-CmP2lJEqXw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?i=RvIQuCe25eU:-CmP2lJEqXw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?a=RvIQuCe25eU:-CmP2lJEqXw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?i=RvIQuCe25eU:-CmP2lJEqXw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?a=RvIQuCe25eU:-CmP2lJEqXw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?i=RvIQuCe25eU:-CmP2lJEqXw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/islat_blog/~4/RvIQuCe25eU" height="1" width="1"/>http://blogs.kentlaw.edu/islat/2009/11/csi-meets-phd-should-universities-require-dna-testing-of-job-applicants.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55391118788330120a6a62762970c 2009-11-03T17:05:55-06:00 2009-11-03T17:08:24-06:00 ISLAT Admin Judge Sweet denied all motions to dismiss in Association for Molecular Pathology v. United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO is party for the first time to a lawsuit in which the constitutionality of patents issued by the USPTO are questioned.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?a=HLrs66LwSx8:wk38NudxiZ4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?a=HLrs66LwSx8:wk38NudxiZ4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?i=HLrs66LwSx8:wk38NudxiZ4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?a=HLrs66LwSx8:wk38NudxiZ4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?i=HLrs66LwSx8:wk38NudxiZ4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?a=HLrs66LwSx8:wk38NudxiZ4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?i=HLrs66LwSx8:wk38NudxiZ4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/islat_blog/~4/HLrs66LwSx8" height="1" width="1"/>http://blogs.kentlaw.edu/islat/2009/11/motion-to-dismiss-denied-in-breast-cancer-case-the-uspto-is-a-defendant-in-a-case-challenging-the-co.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00e55391118788330120a67cb0c1970c 2009-10-27T14:04:37-05:00 2009-10-27T14:04:37-05:00 ISLAT Admin A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) underscores the need for greater precautions for gamete donation. Twenty-two children were born from a donor’s sperm who unknowing carried a genetic mutation for a specific type of heart disease. Five children showed evidence of the disease including a two and a half year old child who died waiting for a heart transplant.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?a=9TUe-3L678M:Kj8KwcrAFs8:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?a=9TUe-3L678M:Kj8KwcrAFs8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?i=9TUe-3L678M:Kj8KwcrAFs8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?a=9TUe-3L678M:Kj8KwcrAFs8:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?i=9TUe-3L678M:Kj8KwcrAFs8:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?a=9TUe-3L678M:Kj8KwcrAFs8:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/islat_blog?i=9TUe-3L678M:Kj8KwcrAFs8:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/islat_blog/~4/9TUe-3L678M" height="1" width="1"/>http://blogs.kentlaw.edu/islat/2009/10/the-story-of-a-sperm-with-a-bad-heart-.html