News Headline
FEATURE-Battling 'biopiracy', scientists catalog the Amazon's genetic wealth
Source
Devdiscourse
Publication Date
2018-12-20
In a bid to stop "biopiracy", researchers are building a giant database to catalog genetic material from the world's largest rainforest. From the rubber in car tires, to cosmetics and medicines, genetic material contained in the Amazon region has contributed to discoveries worth billions of dollars.