Patzke+Structuring


 * Karin Patzke**
 * Memo: Structuring a Project**

The memo maps structural conditions that shape the “object” of research.

What is the object of research? legal definitions of gene sequences


 * Legal and legislative:**
 * legal cases as precendent
 * Diamond v. Chakrabarty - 1980 Supreme Court (SC) decision establishing "anything under the sun created by man" was patentable.
 * Prometheus v. Mayo, et al - 2012 decision by SC that led to "vacate and remand" order for AMPv.USPTO
 * Justice Breyer's LabCorp dissent (SC) arguing the court as a "general" court capable of ruling on scientific issues, even if the proper legal rules haven't been followed
 * AMP v. USPTO -
 * multiple descriptions of the "science" of genetics
 * 3 sets (soon to be four) legal rulings/interpretations
 * Role of Solicitor General (and the 'magic microscope')
 * USPTO - Title 35, the statute outlining patentable subject matter
 * Bayh-Dole Act - the (gov't sanctioned?) ability for universities to commodify research and form partnerships with industry


 * Technological:**
 * Human Genome Project - the momentum of 'possibility' guiding research.
 * Gene sequencing - as a means to "see" human biological information
 * Genetic testing - as a determinate of disease risk
 * Genetics - as theory and/or practice


 * Economic:**
 * Patents - as a means of commodification and regulation (through licensing)
 * Biotech industry - the capital values instilled in research
 * Innovation Rhetoric - the motivation to incentivize 'new' discoveries.


 * Social**:
 * Information rhetoric - the value of archives, knowledge and ability to access risk
 * Healthcare implications - the value of genetics as a diagnosis and preventive tool/utility


 * Political**:
 * Human Genome Project -
 * Regulations


 * Cultural**:


 * Natural**: