Biosafety, Biopiracy and Patents

Name: Biosafety, Biopiracy and Patents
Author: StemPy Lab

Who decides whether a genetically modified organism may be released, and what happens when a company patents something that farmers have used for centuries. The lessons end with a revision of the whole chapter, with the pairs of organism, product and use that are mixed up most often. It covers the unit of the Indian syllabus (NCERT, NEET) and the matching topic of A-Level, IB and AP.

3 lessons, about 1 h 25 min3 simulations10 problems3 practice questionsPython in every lesson

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Lesson 1about 30 min
Ethical issues and the biosafety of GM organisms
People can now change the genes of crops, animals and microbes. Who decides what may be done, and what may go wrong? This lesson gives the reasons for rules, the work of the Genetic Engineering Approval Committee, and the risks that A-Level and IB courses add.
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Lesson 2about 30 min
Biopiracy, patents and traditional knowledge
A plant used by farmers for centuries can be patented by a company far away. This lesson explains biopiracy and patents. It tells the story of basmati rice, neem and turmeric as NCERT tells it. It shows how the rules try to keep the benefit with the people who have the knowledge.
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Lesson 3about 25 min
Chapter revision: applications and their traps
A good revision of this chapter pairs each application with its organism, its product and its tool. This lesson gives the pairs in one list, lists the traps that are asked again and again, and lets you test yourself with a picture that hides all but one item.
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Biosafety, Biopiracy and Patents

Course outline (3 lessons)

Ethical issues and the biosafety of GM organisms

Biopiracy, patents and traditional knowledge

Chapter revision: applications and their traps

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