Apr 252013
Big Pharma claims our genes.
from The Tyee
Peter W Klein, writing for The Tyee, contrasts the view of Jonas Salk, famous developer of the polio vaccine, with that of today's huge pharmacy conglomerates. Salk thought the people owned his vaccine. Big Pharma, however, not content with their current megamillions, wants to patent naturally-occurring genes that predispose women to breast cancer.
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