The US supreme court has ruled unanimously that natural human genes cannot be patented, a decision that scientists and civil rights campaigners said removed a major barrier to patient care and medical innovation.
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Civil rights
Synonyms for "civil rights" (14 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Noun(2 words)
anti discrimination lawsbasic rights
bill of rights
Strong matches (4)
Noun(4 words)
Related words (7)
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More general
4 entriesconstitutional rightsequal protectionhuman rightslegal rights
More specific
4 entriesdesegregation lawsequal protectionfreedom of speechvoting rights
Collocations
6 entriescivil rights actcivil rights eracivil rights historycivil rights lawcivil rights movementequal rights
Derivations
3 entriescivil rights actcivil rights lawcivil rights movement
Sample sentences
1 total sentences available.