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Who Wins From Nature's Genetic Bounty?
vendredi 30 août 2024, 00:10 , par Slashdot
Developing nations, home to much of the world's biodiversity, are pushing for a global system requiring companies to pay for genetic data use. Past discoveries underscore the potential value: heat-resistant bacteria crucial for COVID-19 testing and marine organisms used in cancer treatments have generated significant profits. Critics accuse companies of 'biopiracy' for commercializing genetic information without compensating source countries. Proposed solutions include a global fund for equitable benefit-sharing, though implementation details remain contentious. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/08/29/2028247/who-wins-from-natures-genetic-bounty?utm_source=...
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