Thats right. Whether you like it or not, a vital part of who you are may now belong to someone else. Let me just examine him. People are worried more than ever about how the chemicals were exposed to are affecting our health. Among them, a family of chemicals used in everyday plastics known as phthalates, which congress banned in toys after a study by dr. Shanna swan. Welcome to 60 minutes on cnbc. Im lesley stahl. Well be exploring the world of science in this episode. Later well bring you Morley Safers story about the human genome patents being awarded to Biotech Companies and the proprietary control they now have over part of who you are. And then my report on a ubiquitous chemical called phthalates, which is in everything from perfume to childrens toys, but which may also be causing birth defects. But first, steve krofts story on the enormous amount of money being spent to treat people as they approach the end of their lives. How much money . Well, in 2009, medicare paid 55 billion
Have been patenting human genes. Thats right. Whether you like it or not, a vital part of who you are may now belong to someone else. Let me just examine him. People are worried more than ever about how the chemicals were exposed to are affecting our health. Among them, a family of chemicals used in everyday plastics known as phthalates, which congress banned in toys after a study by dr. Shanna swan. Welcome to 60 minutes on cnbc. Im lesley stahl. Well be exploring the world of science in this episode. Later well bring you Morley Safers story about the human genome patents being awarded to Biotech Companies and the proprietary control they now have over part of who you are. And then my report on a ubiquitous chemical called phthalates, which is in everything from perfume to childrens toys, but which may also be causing birth defects. But first, steve krofts story on the enormous amount of money being spent to treat people as they approach the end of their lives. How much money . Well,
Familys finest qualities, along with predispositions to deadly diseases. You probably know that science has made giant leaps in detecting and treating some of those illnesses, but what you probably dont know is that at the same time, Biotech Companies have been patenting human genes. Thats right. Whether you like it or not, a vital part of who you are may now belong to someone else. Let me just examine him. People are worried more than ever about how the chemicals were exposed to are affecting our health. Among them, a family of chemicals used in everyday plastics known as phthalates, which congress banned in toys after a study by dr. Shanna swan. Welcome to 60 minutes on cnbc. Im lesley stahl. Well be exploring the world of science in this episode. Later well bring you Morley Safers story about the human genome patents being awarded to Biotech Companies and the proprietary control they now have over part of who you are. And then my report on a ubiquitous chemical called phthalates, wh
that s right. whether you like it or not, a vital part of who you are may now belong to someone else. let me just examine him. people are worried more than ever about how the chemicals we re exposed to are affecting our health. among them, a family of chemicals used in everyday plastics known as phthalates, which congress banned in toys after a study by dr. shanna swan. welcome to 60 minutes on cnbc. i m lesley stahl. we ll be exploring the world of science in this episode. later we ll bring you morley safer s story about the human genome patents being awarded to biotech companies and the proprietary control they now have over part of who you are. and then my report on a ubiquitous chemical called phthalates, which is in everything from perfume to children s toys, but which may also be causing birth defects. but first, steve kroft s story on the enormous amount of money being spent to treat people as they approach the end of their lives. how much money? well, in 2009, med