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title: 'The Isolation of Genes & Patents - the ''ought'' matters a great deal (reflecting on the past)'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/the-isolation-of-genes-patents-the-ought-matters-a-great-deal-reflecting-on-the-past'
show: 'The Voice of Law Podcast, Digital Health Law Series'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/the-voice-of-law-podcast-digital-health-law-series'
published: '2022-01-26'
audio: 'https://anchor.fm/s/13cdc6e4/podcast/play/46699101/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2022-0-26%2F244421811-44100-2-ff6165a2f069a.m4a'
---

# The Isolation of Genes & Patents - the 'ought' matters a great deal (reflecting on the past)

## Summary

Questions regarding what the law 'ought to be' matter a great deal, particularly in areas of law that impact directly on health and healthcare. Tune in to a short clip from a lecture I presented back in 2013 on gene patents where we explored what the law 'is' and what the law 'ought to be'. Although this was a hot topic at the time, we have moved forward to explore other issues within the law and there are new challenges on the horizon.