\u25c7 Bioprospecting as a term refers to the exploration of biodiversity for commercially valuable genetic resources and biochemicals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25c7 Bioprospecting as an activity refers to deriving products of economic importance by nations endowed with rich biodiversity by exploring their molecular, genetic, and species-level diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25c7 Some in the west pass off biopiracy as bioprospecting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25c7 Biopiracy occurs when \u201cgenetic resources and traditional knowledge is taken from biodiverse developing coun tries without permission.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25c7 Moreover, the stolen traditional knowledge is used to benefit the non-indigenous people through a patent or product with no compensation or gain received by the indigenous people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25c7 Biopiracy of India\u2019s \u201cgenetic resources and traditional knowledge\u201d by advanced economies and large corpora tions is a matter of great concern.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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