How can a bunch of very smart people be so incredibly stupid?

A creepy company called Myriad Genetics has patents on some of your genes. Mutations of these genes are involved in breast cancer. It would mean this one company would have a monopoly on tests and research into detection and cures, so they could be careless in their work, and charge as much as they desired because there would be no competition or exchange of knowledge.

This is a truly insane idea!

Watch a short video explaining more about it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywj_a0Mulvk

And read more about the scientific and legal ramifications:
http://www.aclu.org/fight-take-back-our-genes