News Headline

Biopiracy ban stirs red-tape fears

Source
Nature

Publication Date
2014-09-30

A major international agreement is coming into force to combat ‘biopiracy’ — profiting from biological products while failing to compensate the community from which they originate. The Nagoya Protocol aims to ensure that developing nations benefit when their plants, animals or microbes are used by foreign scientists.

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http://www.nature.com/news/biopiracy-ban-stirs-red-tape-fears-1.16028