Cashing in on medical knowledge

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Patents granted to medical researchers for new scientific discoveries and medical procedures are on the rise in the US. Critics argue that these patents will hamper medical research. They say that it goes against the Hippocratic oath which advocates the teaching of medicine without fees or covenants. Supporters maintain that these patents are necessary for the advancement of medical research. They believe that corporations will not put investment money in medical research unless they can benefit from the discoveries arising from these activities.

Health Care, Health Care and Social Assistance, HEALTH SERVICES, Analysis, Medical care, Ethical aspects, Medical research, Medical ethics, Medical innovations

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Unlocking the legacies of the Edison Archives

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The Edison Archives houses the 3,500 handwritten notebooks of famous inventor Thomas Alva Edison. The US Park Service-administered bunker is built below Edison's laboratory in West Orange, NJ. The books, besides containing a daily log of the experiments of Edison and colleagues, also record Edison's thoughts about cosmology, observations of the natural world, sketches and even poetry.

Management, Cover Story, Records and correspondence, Archives, Edison, Thomas Alva

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A researcher's conviction

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Petr Taborsky may be the first researcher ever to be imprisoned for stealing his own research. Taborsky was caught trying to obtain papers on groundbreaking work he did on clinoptilolite, a reusable cleaner for sewage-treatment facilities. His case highlights the complexity and failings of the US system of sponsored university research and intellectual property rights.

Laws, regulations and rules, Intellectual property, Research grants, Research funding, Conflict of laws

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