Four Corners Patently a Problem
Is public health falling victim to private profit in the race for a biotech bonanza? Every day, worldwide, laboratories routinely analyse human genes to pinpoint a whole range of suspected diseases. Life-saving treatment can depend on fast, accurate diagnoses. Four Corners spotlights one Australian company, a hot item on the stock market, which is aggressively enforcing a suite of patents that affect an extraordinary 95 per cent of every living creature's DNA.
Four Corners is Australia's premier television current affairs program. It has been part of the Australian story since August 1961, exposing scandals, triggering inquiries, firing debate, confronting taboos and interpreting fads, trends and sub-cultures. Its consistently high standards of journalism and film-making have earned international recognition and an array of Walkleys, Logies and other national awards.
Primary Title
- Four Corners
Secondary Title
- Patently a Problem
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 24 February 2011
Start Time
- 19 : 10
Finish Time
- 20 : 00
Duration
- 50:00
Channel
- TVNZ 7
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- Four Corners is Australia's premier television current affairs program. It has been part of the Australian story since August 1961, exposing scandals, triggering inquiries, firing debate, confronting taboos and interpreting fads, trends and sub-cultures. Its consistently high standards of journalism and film-making have earned international recognition and an array of Walkleys, Logies and other national awards.
Episode Description
- Is public health falling victim to private profit in the race for a biotech bonanza? Every day, worldwide, laboratories routinely analyse human genes to pinpoint a whole range of suspected diseases. Life-saving treatment can depend on fast, accurate diagnoses. Four Corners spotlights one Australian company, a hot item on the stock market, which is aggressively enforcing a suite of patents that affect an extraordinary 95 per cent of every living creature's DNA.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Pharmaceutical industry--Technological innovations
- Pharmaceutical biotechnology
- Medical ethics
- Intellectual property
- Drugs--Patents
Genres
- Current affairs
Contributors
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Pharmaceutical industry--Technological innovations
- Pharmaceutical biotechnology
- Medical ethics
- Intellectual property
- Drugs--Patents