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Show B-14 Brit scientists oppose Utah group's gene patent attempt LONDON (API British scientists scien-tists who did much of the research that led to the discovery of a gene involved in breast cancer have objected to a Utah company's attempt to obtain European patents for the gene. Sir Walter Bodmer, a geneticist with the Imperial Cancer Research Fund involved in early research on the gene, called on the British government gov-ernment Tuesday to challenge the patent application, saying Myriad Top duPont NEW YORK (AP) A Bill Movers documeniarv on the aftermath after-math of apartheid in South Africa won the highest honor Wednesday at the Alfred 1. duPont-Columbia Universitv Awards for broadcast journalism "Facing the Truth with Bill Movers." a two-hour dtvumcntarv produced for Public A ft airs Telev iMon. earned a Gold Baton tor its unflinching examination of South Alnca s violent history "Much of the violence on televi - 4, of J f Genetics Inc. s claim to the BRCA2 gene is dubious. Salt Lake City-based Myriad holds U.S. patents for the gene, as well as for another breast cancer gene known as BRCA1. which works in tandem with BRCA2. There is no dispute about Myriad's claim of discov ery to BRCA1. The company has applied for a patent for both genes in Britain and other European countries, where it wants to provide genetic testing journalism sion is gratuitous." said Columbia University President George Rupp. "But sometimes it is key to the story, so that we can prepare ourselves for the vears ahead." The awards presentation will be televised Thursdav on PBS stations. The jury also awarded 12 Silver Batons for excellence in television and radio journalism in lou$.uj. Those winners were. .The ABC News snow "2(2tr ar'l Diane Sawvcr for "The Unwanted Children of Russia." a f ii i here's onlv leres only one place to be in Deer Vail -a iff"! "" I . -' . f . 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"The whole area of gene patenting patent-ing is controversial because it gives prize goes story about that country's neglect and abuse of orphans. .The CBS News show "t0 Minutes II" and Bob Simon for "The Shame of Srebrenica." a report on the massacre of S.000 Muslims by Serbs in the 1N5 Bosnian war. WGBH-TV in Boston and "Frontline" for "The Triumph of Evil." The documentary, aired on PBS stations, examines the massacre of StlMU) Tutsis in 1 by the Hutu majority in Rw anda. CNN and correspondent Candy f - '-; iri .... r," only man-el at the attention to long forgotten. Don't miss or four hedroom condominiums in this four-season Record the prize to the person who put the last brick in the wall." said Read, adding that scientists at the British institute had identified the gene, but that Myriad beat them to the U.S. patent office in 19t5. "Evidence accumulates." Read said, "in this case, there was no inventive step. Any PhD. student could wiite down how to do it." W hile the contribution of other researchers w ho worked on the gene cannot be minimized, "it 's generally to Moyers apartheid documentary Crowley for her coverage of the impeachment and trial of President Clinton. New England Cable News in Newton, Mass., for a series of in-depth in-depth reports on breast cancer. AIDS and mandator) sentencing of criminals. KTVX-TV in Salt Lake City and correspondent Chns Yanocur for investigative reports on the Olvmpic bribery scandal. WTHR-TY in Indianapolis for "Guarding the Guardians." an ey. ' fp-r ! : ' ' lUl ' . -j , . one place like tlik alone. The Chateaux at is understated. It's detail and world-class service an opportunity to own one i 1 the case that the group that wins the race has the patent. That's just the way it works," said William Hockett, director of corporate communications communica-tions for Myriad. "We claim to have discovered the sequence of the gene." Britain's Department of Health said it w ould not be able to challenge Myriad until after a patent had been granted. Some companies patent genes in order to develop commercial commer-cial health products. investigative series into alleged abuses by the court-appointed guardians of Ruth Lilly, an elderly pharmaceutical heiress. WMTW-TV in Auburn. Maine and Christine Young for investigative investiga-tive reports on the Christian Civic League, a conservative lobbying group in Maine. Ybuth Radio of Berkeley. Ca. for "EMails From Kosovo." aired on National Public Radio. It followed fol-lowed a series of e-mail messages to an American hieh school student Saturday, January 22, 2000 British scientists also are worried the company could control access to genetic testing at a price Myriad dictates. dic-tates. But Hockett said that tests should not cost any more or be harder hard-er to come by because of the patent. Bodmer, who is also head of Oxford University's Hertford College, said Myriad is claiming it contributed far more than it actually achieved As result, he said, "there is a lot of feeling of unfairness" among British scientists. and an Albanian schoolgirl in Kosovo. SoundVlsion Productions of Berkeley. Ca, for -The DN A Files." a nine-hour radio series on genetic science aired on National Public Radio. PO.V." and filmmaker Walter Brock for "if I Can t Do It." The documeniarv on a severely disabled vet fierceh independent man aired on PBS. Producer Stanley Nelson for "The Black Press: Soldier Without Swords," a documentary on the little-known fusion of Hack newspapers newspa-pers that aired on PBS. UHQ takes a look at Ute leader Many people recognize the name of Utah's most well known 19th-century leader. But fewer know about a Waecara. a Western Ute leader, who was probably every bit as innovative and influential influen-tial as Brigham Youne was. An article in the Fall 1W Utah Historical Quarterly brings his genius to light. At the time of his birth in she early lSitOs, the Western Utes had not yet learned to use horses for anything except food. It was Waecara (also called Walker) who led his group into a new era of equestrianism and prosperity. pros-perity. According to author Stephen Van Hoak, Waecara invented a new way of life for those who followed him - a life that fully used the advantages that . horses offered. Like a modern business leader who must react quickly to change, but when he welcomed the newcomer new-comer Mormons as new trading partners, change had a steamroller effect. The Western Utes, with their land-centered, migratory lives, were quickly overwhelmed by the great numbers of land-dividing, land-dividing, farming Mormon settlers. It was not long before the settlers, set-tlers, by taking over Western Ute lands, forced the Indians to give up their lifeways. This great leader died, defeated, in 1S55. 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