考研Critics make three main arguments against gene patents: a gene is a product of nature, so it may not be patented; gene patents suppress innovation rather than reward it; and patents'monopolies restrict access to genetic tests such as Myriad's.

批评家们对基因专利提出了三个主要论点：基因是自然的产物，所以它可能没有专利；基因专利抑制创新而不是奖励创新；专利的垄断限制了像Myriad这样的基因检测。

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考研The chief executive of Myriad, a company in Utah, said the ruling was a blessing to firms and patients alike.

犹他州Myriad公司的首席执行官表示，这一裁决对公司和患者都是一种祝福。

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考研A federal appeals court overturned the prior decision, ruling that Myriad Genetics could indeed hold patents to two genes that help forecast a woman's risk of breast cancer.

一家联邦上诉法院推翻了先前的判决，裁定Myriad Genetics可能确实拥有两种基因的专利，这两种基因有助于预测女性患乳腺癌的风险。

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考研In October the Department of Justice filed a brief in the Myriad case, arguing that an isolated DNA molecule "is no less a product of nature... than are cotton fibres that have been separated from cotton seeds."

10月，司法部在Myriad案件中提交了一份案情摘要，辩称一个孤立的DNA分子“同样是大自然的产物。。。而不是从棉籽中分离出来的棉纤维。”

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考研The Myriad case itself is probably not over.

无数案件本身可能还没有结束。

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