http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on bioprospecting and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/science-communication/bioprospecting/news/ As commercial synthetic biology production gathers speed, there are growing calls for greater regulation, reports Yojana Sharma.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/bioprospecting/features/developing-countries-face-up-to-synthetic-biology-challenges-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_bioprospectingFri, 27 Apr 2012 12:14:35 GMTAsian and Pacific countries are home to a vast diversity of marine wealth, which experts say should be shared with indigenous communities.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/bioprospecting/news/asia-pacific-may-benefit-from-marine-bio-prospecting.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_bioprospectingFri, 02 Mar 2012 14:52:34 GMTArgentina's indigenous communities join forces with the government to protect biodiversity.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/bioprospecting/news/nagoya-protocol-in-indigenous-languages.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_bioprospectingMon, 27 Feb 2012 02:31:36 GMTTribal people in the hills of Tamil Nadu have better knowledge of millet varieties than taxonomists, a study shows.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/bioprospecting/news/tribal-knowledge-of-millets-proves-superior.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_bioprospectingMon, 13 Feb 2012 06:31:32 GMTA bioprospecting project in Panama is the first to be funded by the Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/bioprospecting/news/panama-is-first-to-benefit-from-fund-to-tackle-biopiracy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_bioprospectingWed, 01 Feb 2012 17:48:08 GMTThe complexity of Colombian laws on biodiversity and genetic resources has led over 90 per cent of scientists to work illegally.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/bioprospecting/news/red-tape-driving-scientists-to-operate-illegally-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_bioprospectingMon, 02 Jan 2012 12:30:00 GMTThe new model of sustainable development ― the 'green economy' ― could benefit large firms at the expense of the poor, warns a report.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/bioprospecting/news/corporate-monopolies-may-dominate-green-economy-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_bioprospectingThu, 29 Dec 2011 15:30:01 GMTActing fast with the right antivenom following a bite from a dangerous snake could be easier with a new dipstick test, researchers say.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/bioprospecting/news/rapid-tests-could-take-the-sting-out-of-snakebites.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_bioprospectingFri, 09 Dec 2011 16:36:39 GMTEcuador's president has announced regulations governing access to its biodiversity, to protect its resources and knowledge.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/bioprospecting/news/ecuador-ready-to-regulate-access-to-genetic-resources.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_bioprospectingMon, 19 Sep 2011 13:08:37 GMTIndia's biodiversity authority may prosecute the developers of GM eggplant after claims they illegally used local samples.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/bioprospecting/news/india-may-prosecute-gm-eggplant-developers.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_bioprospectingThu, 25 Aug 2011 17:01:54 GMTIndia will help primitive tribes in the remote Andaman and Nicobar islands patent their traditional medicines.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/bioprospecting/news/india-to-patent-tribal-medicinal-knowledge.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_bioprospectingFri, 12 Aug 2011 10:00:09 GMTLocal communities could help conserve a disappearing oasis, through incentives to sharing benefits from gene patents.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/bioprospecting/news/commercialising-genes-may-help-conserve-mexican-oasis-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_bioprospectingThu, 04 Aug 2011 15:47:42 GMTFungi can help rice plants tolerate drought, salt and cold weather, a study has found.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/bioprospecting/news/fungi-could-protect-rice-against-climate-change.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_bioprospectingTue, 26 Jul 2011 16:49:09 GMTIntercropping cocoa plantations with other plants may help reduce costs and increase cocoa yields in Ghana, researchers have shown.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/bioprospecting/news/cocoa-farmers-may-boost-yields-by-intercropping.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_bioprospectingWed, 13 Jul 2011 16:46:27 GMTThe country will use its biodiversity to develop biotechnology research, and hopes to set up a national company for bioprospecting.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/bioprospecting/news/colombia-to-commercialise-its-biodiversity.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_bioprospectingWed, 06 Jul 2011 15:45:23 GMTNew wheat varieties may finally protect against the stem and stripe rust epidemics ravaging crops in the Middle East and parts of Africa.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/bioprospecting/news/-super-wheat-resists-devastating-rust.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_bioprospectingFri, 17 Jun 2011 17:46:51 GMTIndigenous groups say they were sidelined at talks on a traditional knowledge treaty at the World Intellectual Property Organization.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/bioprospecting/news/indigenous-views-ignored-at-key-wipo-meeting.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_bioprospectingTue, 24 May 2011 17:02:57 GMTSelon une étude africaine, il faut urgemment prendre des mesures pour la conservation de certaines plantes vitales utilisées dans la médecine traditionnelle.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/bioprospecting/news/antimalarial-plants-in-danger-of-extinction-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_bioprospectingThu, 21 Apr 2011 15:54:11 GMTLaos is launching an insect farming research and training project in a bid to provide food security.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/bioprospecting/news/insect-farming-aims-to-end-food-insecurity-in-laos.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_bioprospectingTue, 15 Mar 2011 17:43:15 GMTCountries must put aside cynicism and differing opinions to make the Nagoya protocol a success, say Suneetha Subramanian and Govindan Parayil.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-communication/bioprospecting/opinions/join-forces-to-share-biological-resources-equitably.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_sciencecommunication_bioprospectingFri, 04 Mar 2011 17:11:40 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/