Women’s Contributions Towards Innovation: The patentability of human DNA
South Africa has extensive laws governing the collection and use of human genetic material (see Table 1 below)3. However, we do not have case law to assist with the interpretation of these statutes. We have a few examples from international law, and we will look at the case of Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad […]
Women’s Contributions Towards Innovation
If I mention the name Henrietta Lacks, I am sure it will not ring a bell for many. However, it is because of Henrietta that we have the polio and COVID-19 vaccines1. While undergoing treatment, her cells were extracted from the biopsy of her tumor sample to be used in research, without her knowledge or […]
