Executive sees Supreme challenge
- April 19, 2013 |
- LORI SHARN BRYANT
Association for Molecular Pathology is lead plaintiff in high-profile case before the U.S. Supreme Court Mary and Kallie Williams at the Supreme Court Five years ago, Mary Steele Williams could not have imagined that she would be sitting through oral arguments at the U.S. Supreme Court. But that was before her organization and its name became forever linked to a pivotal case for science, medicine and the biotechnology industry. The question at the heart of Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics: Can human genes be patented? Williams, AMP's executive director, said many members were concerned for years about patents, but did not have the financial… Read More