Bioprospection, or biopiracy, is not a futuristic scenario but a reality. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: June 8, 2003 - June 14, 2003 Archives] Reference
Africans call this biopiracy, which is exactly what it is. From Wordnik.com. [MoJo Blogs and Articles] Reference
Such "biopiracy" is now being justified as a new "partnership" between agribusiness and. From Wordnik.com. [Monocultures, Monopolies, Myths And The Masculinisation Of Agriculture] Reference
Less interesting is his discussion of Wickham's "biopiracy" and how it furthered Britain's imperial designs. From Wordnik.com. [He Hit the Road, Found Rubber] Reference
The whole "biopiracy" issue is very much a red herring. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
Brazil's sensitivity over the Amazon and "biopiracy" are not new. From Wordnik.com. [Rainforest Portal RSS Newsfeed] Reference
Such 'biopiracy' has led many developing countries to focus on ways of protecting, rather than promoting, their traditional knowledge. From Wordnik.com. [SciDev.Net] Reference
Congress has launched several investigations into alleged "biopiracy" by researchers in the Amazon but these have failed to turn up any evidence of wrong doing. From Wordnik.com. [Rainforest Portal RSS Newsfeed] Reference
The planned protocol would ban so-called "biopiracy" and outline how countries with genetic resources would share in the benefits of the assets' commercial development. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
I absolutely agree with you about bio engineering, and what Vandana Shiva calls "biopiracy" like when monsanto tries to patent seeds. From Wordnik.com. [CommonDreams.org Headlines] Reference
Yet the true extent of biopiracy in Brazil is unclear. From Wordnik.com. [Why Does This Prominent Amazon Researcher Face 14 Years in Prison for Biopiracy?] Reference
Now it accused the HGDP of a similar form of "biopiracy.". From Wordnik.com. [The Genetic Archaeology of Race] Reference
But no country has taken biopiracy as more of an affront than Brazil. From Wordnik.com. [Why Does This Prominent Amazon Researcher Face 14 Years in Prison for Biopiracy?] Reference
Weirdly, the federal conviction had little if any connection to biopiracy. From Wordnik.com. [Why Does This Prominent Amazon Researcher Face 14 Years in Prison for Biopiracy?] Reference
It was an election year, and Grazziotin was heading up an inquest into biopiracy. From Wordnik.com. [Why Does This Prominent Amazon Researcher Face 14 Years in Prison for Biopiracy?] Reference
India is digitizing its ancient medical texts in order to stave off biopiracy. From Wordnik.com. [Wikiveda « Snarkmarket] Reference
The most infamous modern biopiracy incident involved Brazil and Squibb Pharmaceuticals. From Wordnik.com. [Why Does This Prominent Amazon Researcher Face 14 Years in Prison for Biopiracy?] Reference
TRIPs should be totally reformed to exclude patents on life forms and to stop biopiracy. From Wordnik.com. [The Global Campaign Against Biopiracy and Changing the Paradigm of Agriculture] Reference
In a perverse way, his case has helped open up a discussion in Brazil about true biopiracy. From Wordnik.com. [Why Does This Prominent Amazon Researcher Face 14 Years in Prison for Biopiracy?] Reference
GMO and ethics issues centre among other things on patenting, cloning of life forms and biopiracy. From Wordnik.com. [Opportunities and risks of genetically modified crops in Africa] Reference
Corporate men investing financial capital in theft and biopiracy will present themselves as creators and owners of life. From Wordnik.com. [Monocultures, Monopolies, Myths And The Masculinisation Of Agriculture] Reference
Nonetheless, the Brazilian government has portrayed biopiracy as a national crisis, setting off a kind of biological McCarthyism. From Wordnik.com. [Why Does This Prominent Amazon Researcher Face 14 Years in Prison for Biopiracy?] Reference
This movement for Living Democracy -- the last count I had when I was home was 2,500 villages -- they've been sending letters to all the companies that have engaged in biopiracy. From Wordnik.com. [The Global Campaign Against Biopiracy and Changing the Paradigm of Agriculture] Reference
Most of humanity outside the U.S. call it biopiracy. From Wordnik.com. Reference
They refer to such uses without compensation as "biopiracy.". From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
Resource-providing countries say that's allowed widespread "biopiracy.". From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
The government this year stepped up the anti-biopiracy effort with a campaign known as. From Wordnik.com. [Reuters: Top News] Reference
"I don't think a tourist will clandestinely commit biopiracy and inflict huge losses," Tuma said. From Wordnik.com. [EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed] Reference
TRIPs has provided the legal apparatus necessary to 'legitimately' engage in biopiracy and seed monopolization. From Wordnik.com. [GlobalResearch.ca] Reference
Aziz Choudry describes how World Trade Organization's "intellectual property" rules promote monopoly rights and biopiracy. From Wordnik.com. Reference
If there were only one or two cases of such false claims to invention on the basis of biopiracy, they could be called an error. From Wordnik.com. [Find Me A Cure] Reference
One of the biggest sticking points for negotiators is a plan to fight biopiracy - the act of plundering organisms from a country. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
It’s a traditional biopiracy expedition but on an alien planet. From Wordnik.com. [SciFi UK Review | Archive | September] Reference
On the issue of stopping biopiracy the United. From Wordnik.com. [The Global Campaign Against Biopiracy and Changing the Paradigm of Agriculture] Reference
However, biopiracy is an epidemic. From Wordnik.com. [Find Me A Cure] Reference
The potential costs of biopiracy to the. From Wordnik.com. [Find Me A Cure] Reference
Tags: Biology, biopiracy, bioprospecting, genetics, intellectual propery. From Wordnik.com. [Rambles at starchamber.com » Blog Archive » Genetic intellectual property] Reference
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