The bank, which is dominated by rich nations, wants to take command of a network of agricultural research centres and their priceless collections of genetic varieties of crops. (newscientist.com)
In fact, because of the rich genetic variety in different African populations, the continent has long been subject to mining of genetic samples for pharmaceutical research. (uppsalahealthsummit.se)
It suggests that more studies should focus on identifying species with enough genetic variety to produce a mutant that can adapt. (scientificamerican.com)