Access issues may determine whether agri-biotech will help the world's poor

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Plant scientists believe that the scourge of the parasitic weed Striga across vast areas of marginal land in sub-Saharan Africa, could be lifted if local crop seed was treated with a modern herbicide. However this could only be undertaken if the crops themselves were genetically modified so as to tolerate the herbicide. For many developing countries the urgent issues is how to obtain access to technology which is patented and tightly controlled by researchers.

Developing countries, Ethical aspects, Genetically modified plants

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Stability offers unique opportunity for research

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Most of Latin America is enjoying stable political and economic conditions that should allow science to prosper. However scientists have not universally recognized the opportunities that exist. The scientific community is reluctant to accept external peer review, and is only grudgingly accepting of the free market. The importance of intellectual property rights in modern research is not acknowledged and there is also urgent need for university reform.

Science and technology policy, Latin America

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