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Mucking Up the Clean Air Act
October 26, 2013
by David Tibbals, UMN Law Student, MJLST Staff When does "mobile" mean "stationary"? Noah Webster's response should be obvious. But it appears the U.S. Supreme...
Making the Case for Public-Private Collaboration in the Fight Against Cybercrime
October 26, 2013
by Ryan Connell, UMN Law Student, MJLST Lead Articles Editor In Cyber-Threats and the Limits of Bureaucratic Control, Volume 14, Issue 1 of the Minnesota...
Ready or Not, Here It Comes: The FDA’s Attempt to Regulate the E-Cigarette Industry
October 21, 2013
by Dylan Quinn, UMN Law Student, MJLST Staff While the United States partial government shutdown created widespread uncertainty for federal employees and the monetary system...
Legal Approaches to Synthetic Biology
October 20, 2013
by Nihal Parkar, UMN Law Student, MJLST Note and Comment Editor Synthetic biology is to biology what androids are to humans. Synthetic biology allows moving...
Myriad Genetics: A Look at Recent Developments in Patent Law and the Human Genome
October 14, 2013
by Roma Patel, UMN Law and Public Health Student, MJLST Staff Years ago, the Supreme Court ruled that inventors are not entitled to federal patent...
Open-Source Biotechnology: Failed to Take Root or Waiting in the Wings?
October 14, 2013
by Joe McCartin, UMN Law Student, MJLST Staff Biotechnology encompasses a wide range of cutting-edge fields, from the genetic modification of agricultural crops and energy...
Is Obesity a Disease?
October 4, 2013
by Katelyn DeRuyter, UMN Law Student, MJLST Note and Comment Editor The fact that many Americans are obese is hardly news. Obesity in America has...
Countdown Sochi '14: Will the USOC Avoid Repeat of Ravelry Stitch?
October 4, 2013
by Comi Sharif, UMN Law Student, MJLST Staff Next month, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) will launch its " Road to Sochi Tour" to...