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A Patent on Life: Biopiracy
November 18, 1998
So far scientists have been able to genetically engineer new breeds of farm animals, and new plant species in agriculture. And some researchers are cataloging human genes in communities around the world, information that could be used for developing pharmaceutical products or manipulating our DNA. On this program we take a look at some of the social and environmental implications of these developments.
Featuring:
Jessie Cool, chef; Andy Kimbrell, director, International Center for Technology Assessment; Charles Margoulis, Greenpeace; David Letourneau, California Certified Organic Farmers; Allison Campbell and Nandita Sharma, Basmati Action Group; Debra Harry, coordinator, Indigenous Peoples Coalition Against Biopiracy, author of several publication on the Human Genome Diversity Project; Laura Soriano, indigenous activist from Oaxaca, Mexico.