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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. World problems
  3. Genetic piracy

Genetic piracy

  • Biopiracy

Claim

The immense commercial value of patented foods and new drugs is provoking biopiracy and hasty approvals of genetic engineering experiments.

Narrower

Theft of tradition knowledge for commercial gain
Presentable
Premature human gene patents
Presentable

Aggravates

Corporate control of genetic material
Excellent
Irresponsible genetic manipulation
Presentable

Strategy

Biodiversity prospecting
Presentable
Developing pharmaceutical business strategies for biodiversity conservation
Yet to rate

Value

Piracy
Yet to rate

SDG

Sustainable Development Goal #2: Zero HungerSustainable Development Goal #8: Decent Work and Economic GrowthSustainable Development Goal #12: Responsible Consumption and ProductionSustainable Development Goal #15: Life on Land

Metadata

Database
World problems
Type
(F) Fuzzy exceptional problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
  • Biosciences » Genetics
  • Societal problems » Crime
    • Content quality
    Unpresentable
     Unpresentable
    Language
    English
    1A4N
    J0193
    DOCID
    12001930
    D7NID
    139040
    Last update
    Oct 4, 2020
    Official link
    https://encyclopedia.uia.org/problem/genetic-piracy