A us withdrawal of patent on the use of turmeric as a wound healing agent would do little to solve the greater problem of protecting traditional systems of knowledge

a world Trade Organization ( wto ) dispute-settlement panel has ruled that India has violated an agreement on patents and that the country needs to bring its rules in line with international

quinoa ( Chenopodium quinoa ) is a high protein food crop which is eaten by millions of people in Argentina, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador. Now two us agronomists, Duane Johnson and Sarah

Environmentalists allege that the European Parliament has sold out to multinational firms by allowing patents on lifeforms

A new method for discovering important chemicals that could damage the nervous system gains a US patent for its inventors

Trade in bio industrial products is on in full swing, conjuring up visions of El dorado. But whether the Indian industry can embark on this expensive venture is a million dollar question

Research on microorganisms is carried out in several stages comprised easy operations

From producing yeast to vaccines and life saving drugs, microbial research has come a long way

Local pharmaceutical groups in Jakarta have decried a draft law aimed at a drug patents crackdown by the government. The roaring medicine business in the city is attributed to several copies of same