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2006-12-18 | permalink
US patent on modified Thai papaya upsets BioThai
he Agriculture Department should object to a US government move to grant exclusive rights for a genetically modified (GM) papaya - developed from papaya native to Thailand - to a team of American researchers and Cornell University's research arm, Thai activists say. Witoon Lienchamroon, director of BioThai, a non-profit group that works to protect farmers' rights and bio-diversity, said the patent would set a precedent that might aid developed countries more advanced in biotechnology and intellectual property rights to exploit the biological resources of Thailand.
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2006-12-18 | permalink
US patent on modified Thai papaya upsets BioThai
he Agriculture Department should object to a US government move to grant exclusive rights for a genetically modified (GM) papaya - developed from papaya native to Thailand - to a team of American researchers and Cornell University's research arm, Thai activists say. Witoon Lienchamroon, director of BioThai, a non-profit group that works to protect farmers' rights and bio-diversity, said the patent would set a precedent that might aid developed countries more advanced in biotechnology and intellectual property rights to exploit the biological resources of Thailand.
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