In Carpenter v. United States, the Supreme Court tackles the issue of whether individuals still retain an expectation of privacy in their location information when they “share” that information with third party providers. The...
Clorox sells a product, “disinfecting wipes,” that boasts on its container, “Kills 99.9% of Viruses & Bacteria.” It’s a great product, and I use it every day. But it’s a good thing there’s plenty...
Gene editing was once quite difficult. Though it was not impossible to insert a new sequence of DNA into a bacterium and measure the effects, as recently as a decade ago, the process consumed...
One of the major battles going on in patent law is that concerning the CRISPR gene-editing technology. Basically, this technology allows for the modification of genes in living organisms. As one can imagine, if...
Background CRISPR (“Clustered regularly interspaced shorty palindromic repeats”), also known as CRISPR-Cas9, is a recent advancement in biotechnology that allows for genetic manipulation. This monumental discovery is currently at the center of a heated...
The United States and Australia share some pretty significant legal differences. For example, rigid gun control laws in Australia compared to the constitutional right to bear arms in the United States, the right to...