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Weve all been hearing
about the announcement
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that we have mapped
the human genome.
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But what the public
doesnt know
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is now theres this great
race by genomic companies
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and biotech companies
and life science companies
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to find the treasure
in the map.
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The treasure are
the individual genes
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that make up the blueprint
of the human race.
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Every time they capture
agene and isolate it
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these biotech companies
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they claim it as
intellectual property.
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The breast cancer gene
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the cystic fibrosis gene
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it goes on and
on and on.
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If this goes unchallenged in
the world community
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within less than 10years
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a handful of global
companies will own
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directly or through license
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the actual genes that make up
the evolution of our species.
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And theyre now beginning
to patent the genomes
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of every other creature
on this planet.
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In the age of biology the
politics is going to sort out
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between those who believe life
first has intrinsic value
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and therefore we should
choose technologies
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and commercial venues
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that honour
the intrinsic value...
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And then we're going
to have people who believe
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look life is
a simple utility.
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It's commercial fare
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and they will line up
with the idea
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to let the marketplace be
the ultimate arbiter
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of all of the age
of biology.
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In a world economy where
information is filtered
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by global media corporations
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keenly attuned to their
powerful advertisers
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who will defend
the publics right to know?
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And what price must be
paid to preserve our ability
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to make informed choices?
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What Fox Television told us
was that we were just the people
:17:44
to be the investigators.
:17:45
Do any stories you want
:17:47
ask tough questions
and get answers.
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So we thought
:17:50
this is great
this is a dream job.
:17:51
Fantastic.
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The very first
thing they had us do
:17:54
was not to research stories
:17:55
but to shoot this
promo which was...
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The Investigators.