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Against Patenting Lifeforms Subject: Against Patenting Lifeforms From: Ajayshah@aol.com Date: 14 Nov 1995 02:49:58 GMT Approved: srh srh@rbhatnagar Article: 533 of soc.religion.hindu Newsgroups: soc.religion.hindu Organization: none COLUMN: A SPIRITUAL CASE AGAINST PATENTING LIFE FORMS 5/19/95 By JOY THOMPSON Knight-Ridder News Service So you want to be like God, eh You want to patent life.

BACK TO MAIN | ONLINE BOOKSTORE | HOW TO ORDER A worldwide fight against biopiracy and patents on life By Martin Khor There is growing worldwide opposition to the granting of patents on biological materials such as genes, plants, animals and humans. Farmers and indigenous peoples are outraged that plants that they developed are being 'hijacked' by companies. Groups as diverse as religious ...