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Ananda Chakrabarty, Phd
Biography of the inventor of oil eating bacteria, B. cepacia, which was the subject of a landmark 1980 U.S. Supreme Court decision that forms of life created in the laboratory can be patented. From the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

U.S Patent and Trademark Office

Enola Bean Patent Challenged
Press release detailing a formal request for re-examination of US patent no. 5,894,079, the yellow bean or "Enola bean" patent. From the Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI).

Developing World Fights for Control Over Genetic Resources
OneWorld.net reports that the Enola bean case illustrates the growing dilemma facing developing nations as they find themselves fighting for control over their own genetic resources.

Biopiracy and appropriation of traditional knowledge
Links to bio ethics debates around the globe. From the Third World Network.

Are Patents out of Control?
Including the 20 worst patents and The Patents are Out of Control Chart, which illustrates where twenty of the world's worst patents have been granted and scores individual countries on the number of predatory patents they have allowed to issue on their soil. From RAFI.