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Biopiracy (1) The patenting of plants, genes, and other biological products that are indigenous to another country (2) The unauthorised commandeering by wealthy nations or companies of biologically ‘interesting’ molecules—e.g., extremozymes, conotoxins, and others—from cash-poor, biodiversity-rich regions—e.g., Brazil—usually those lacking the financial resources to develop products or the legal resources to stop gene theft Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | soil microbes), and loss of flora and fauna biodiversity Economic concerns Domination of food production by a few companies Increasing dependence on industrialised nations for developing countries Biopiracy, or foreign exploitation of natural resources Ethical issues Violation of natural organisms' intrinsic values Tampering with nature by mixing genes among species Objections to consuming animal genes in plants and vice versa Stress for animals Copyright 2009 India Today Group. The patent was contested by India's industrial research organization, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), on the grounds that traditional Ayurvedic practitioners were already aware of the healing properties of turmeric and have been for millennia, as documented in ancient Sanskrit medical texts, making this patent a case of biopiracy. This Article argues that a legal discussion of biopiracy should analyze the obligation to disclose the use of traditional knowledge and genetic resources in an invention beyond the sanctions that are attached in case of violation of such obligations as previously discussed at the international level. |
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