biopiracy

The appropriation of indigenous biomedical knowledge, especially by patenting naturally occurring substances.

Etymology

From bio- + piracy, coined by Canadian environmentalist Pat Roy Mooney in the early 1990s.

Biopiraterie

piratería de los recursos biológicos

القرصنة البيولوجية

piratería biológica

βιοπειρατεία

biopiratage

biopiraterij

biopiractwo

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