Can Corporations Own Your DNA?
Patients, ACLU Sue Over Gene Patents; Companies Say Gene Patents Help Advance Research
(CBS) It's hard to believe, but private companies hold the patent rights to some of the genes in your body. The companies say the patents help them develop new treatments for serious diseases. But this week, a group of cancer patients and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit claiming the patents put them in danger, reports CBS News correspondent Wyatt Andrews...
