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"60 Minutes" Examines Gene Patenting Issue on Sunday, April 4th -- Patent Docs Author Kevin Noonan to Appear on Program

By Donald Zuhn, Kevin Noonan, Chris Singer, Sherri Oslick, and Jason Derry

On Sunday, April 4, 2010, the CBS news program "60 Minutes" will take a look at the issue of gene patenting in a segment entitled "Patented Genes." According to the program's website, the segment will examine the question of whether "companies [should] be able to own human genes," and "the idea of biotech firms patenting genes for profit" (a preview of the program and video clip can be found here) Patent Docs author Dr. Kevin Noonan, who has written extensively on the issue, and who spoke with "60 Minutes" and CBS News correspondent Morley Safer late last fall, will be...

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