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Unlocking the Abortion & Evolution Debates:Defining the Essence of Being Human

by Emily Puchalski, UMN Law Student, MJLST Notes & Comments Editor As scientific research and technological advancement abound in our modern world, often times the...

Unlocking the Abortion & Evolution Debates:Defining the Essence of Being Human

by Emily Puchalski, UMN Law Student, MJLST Notes & Comments Editor As scientific research and technological advancement abound in our modern world, often times the...

Being Green by Helping the Giants Beat the Eagles

by Nathanial Weimer, UMN Law Student, MJLST Staff Sporting events are a nightmare in terms of the environment. The vast number of spectators involved--over 16...

Google Glass: Augmented Realty or ADmented Realty?

by Sarvesh Desai, UMN Law Student, MJLSTStaff Google glasses . . . like a wearable smartphone, but "weighing a few ounces, the sleek electronic device...

FBI Face Recognition Concerns Privacy Advocates

by Rebecca Boxhorn, Consortium Research Associate, Former MJLST Staff & Editor Helen of Troy's face launched a thousand ships, but yours might provide probable cause...

Pandemic Flu and You

by Eric Nielson, UMN Law Student, MJLST Staff Welcome to flu season. That wonderful time of year where we cross-contaminate millions of bioreactors in our...

Got GMOs?

by Ude Lu, UMN Law Student, MJLST Staff. GMOs, genetically modified organisms, have long been a part of our daily diet. For example, most of...

An Individual Right to Return of Research Results

by Keli Holzapfel, MJLST Student Editor-in-Chief Given the importance of results discovered by biorepositories and their implications for an individual's health care choices, I believe...

Hurricane Highlights Need for Better Regulatory Tools

by Kenzie Johnson, UMN Law Student, MJLST Managing Editor The Gulf Coast just can't seem to catch a break. From the devastation of Hurricane Katrina...

The Written Description Requirement Strikes Back

by Nihal Parkar, UMN Law Student, MJLST Staff The written description requirement for patents often resembles the proverbial neglected middle child--it is left to its...