Genetics and Evolution — Key Discoveries

Key Discoveries

Diamond v. Chakrabarty (US Supreme Court)

1980

This landmark legal decision in the United States allowed for the patenting of a genetically modified microorganism, specifically a bacterium capable of breaking down crude oil.…

Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) decisions (India)

Ongoing

While not a single court judgment, the decisions and guidelines issued by India's GEAC, under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, represent the regulatory…

K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of India (Right to Privacy Judgment)

2017

While not directly about genetics, this landmark judgment by the Indian Supreme Court declared the right to privacy as a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Constitution.…