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Australian court says “isolated” genes can be patented

A major legal battle is underway over gene patents in the US, and is now headed to the Supreme Court, with oral arguments scheduled for April. A similar battle is taking place in Australia, and...

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Friday, February 15th, 2013 Net News No Comments

Australian court says genes can be patented

A major legal battle is underway over gene patents in the US and is now headed to the Supreme Court, with oral arguments scheduled for April. A similar battle is taking place in Australia, and...

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Friday, February 15th, 2013 Net News No Comments

Police crack down on Silk Road following first drug dealer conviction

Shutterstock An Australian drug dealer has become the first person to be convicted of a Silk Road-related crime, after using the black marketplace to buy a stash of MDMA, amphetamine, marijuana, and cocaine....

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Sunday, February 3rd, 2013 Net News No Comments

Assange wants to run for Aussie senate as head of WikiLeaks Party

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's world is looking increasingly confined. It's been six months since he decided to hole up in the Ecuadorean embassy in London and seek asylum in that country. While Assange's world...

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Wednesday, December 12th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Huawei: worried about cyber-espionage backdoors? You can look at our code

After being branded a security risk by the US House of Representatives' Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and being banned from bidding on Australia's national broadband effort, a Huawei representative in Australia reiterated the...

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Wednesday, October 24th, 2012 Net News No Comments