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A commenter suggests the tag was more likely a slave’s tag — rather than one for a dog. Historians?
Ancient Roman Dogtag,
Inscription Reads: “Hold me if I am lost and return me to my master Viventius on the estate of Callistus”
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TENE ME NE
FVGIA[M] ET REVO
CA ME AD DOM[I]NVM
EV VIVENTIVM IN
AR[E]A CALLISTIAdorable ancient history
“Hold me if I am lost”
c. 1970s: Johnny Cash eating a cake
(Source: retronaut.com)
Myriad Genetics On Legal Proceedings In 10-Q
Why is Myriad’s stock up? The company said it wasn’t worried about a Supreme Court decision going against its basic patents on BRCA genes.
UPDATE: “Myriad shares initially rose sharply on the ruling but ended the day down 5.6% at $32.01 as investors reconsidered the odds that the cDNA ruling would help the company,” as reported after the market close Thursday by The Wall Street Journal.
Here’s the section of the recent quarterly filing:
We are a defendant in a lawsuit brought by the Association for Molecular Pathology, et al., the Plaintiffs, originally filed on May 12, 2009 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “District Court”) seeking a declaratory ruling that 15 claims in patents relating to the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes are invalid and unenforceable under 35 U.S.C Section 101. The 15 claims at issue in the lawsuit are part of the intellectual property relating to our BRACAnalysis predictive medicine test for breast and ovarian cancer. The District Court ruled that the claims were invalid; however, on appeal, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the “Federal Circuit”) ruled that the nine composition of matter claims relating to isolated DNA molecules and one method claim relating to screening potential cancer therapeutics via changes in cell growth rates are patent eligible. The Plaintiffs appealed the decision of the Federal Circuit to the United States Supreme Court (the “Supreme Court”) as it related to the composition of matter claims. The Supreme Court vacated the Federal Circuit’s decision and remanded the case for a redetermination as to the composition of matter claims. Following remand from the Supreme Court, on August 16, 2012, the Federal Circuit again ruled that the nine composition of matter claims relating to isolated DNA molecules and one method claim relating to screening potential cancer therapeutics are patent eligible under 35 U.S.C. Section 101. The Plaintiffs again sought review by the Supreme Court of the Federal Circuit’s decision on remand. On November 30, 2012, the Supreme Court granted certiorari, agreeing to hear the case. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments on April 15, 2013 and a decision by the Supreme Court is expected by June 30, 2013.
Apart from the nine claims being challenged in this lawsuit, there are over 500 separate claims under 24 patents, and various propriety technologies and information, which cover the intellectual property utilized in, or relating to, our BRCAnalysis predictive medicine test for breast and ovarian cancer which are not subject to this lawsuit. Accordingly, we do not believe that this lawsuit will have a material adverse impact on our business, financial position or results of operations.
We are not a party to any other legal proceedings that we believe will have a material impact on our business, financial position or results of operations.
Scanning Electron Microscope animations created by James Tyrwhitt-Drake at the UVic Advanced Microscopy Facility.
Mind blown.
(via medicp)
Oh, this is cool. Steve Reich’s website has a sample from the world premiere of Music for 18 Musicians in 1976. Goosebumps!
Our dog, Java, has been in great health for almost all of her 16 years, which is a pretty amazing run for a big mutt like her. But, all good things — and dogs — come to an end. She’s near hers, I’m sorry to say. Rips me up to write that. So here’s a picture of her in her Brooklyn prime as a reminder of the good old days. Smart, loyal and silly at home, she commanded respect on the street. You only had to worry if you were a border collie (for some unknown reason they bug her on a very deep level) or a creepy human. She had a sixth sense about them.
Main ingredient in Millennial microbiome? Perhaps.
“A pseudo cell we created from a mixture of traditional lab supplies and computing accessories. Many thanks to Bernard André for the excellent photography work.” Via.
(via scientificillustration)
