Do you own your cells?

Genetic research may well lead to the control of chronic diseases, the major single cost to our health care systems. However businesses are patenting genes that may exist in our bodies. Will these same businesses charge us to modify our genes to prevent chronic disease? Isn't this legal blackmail? Should the patent office be allowed to issue patents for genes? Read Michael Chricton's new book, "NEXT" as he describes fiction that could become reaiity. Also read today's business section ot the New York Times and read the article "Someone (Other Than You) May Own Your Genes"