Sentences with phrase «oppose gene patents»

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You do not have to be a religious zealot or a scientific Luddite to oppose the patenting of animal and human organisms and genes.

The idea is that activists in the rich countries will organise consumer boycotts of genetically engineered foods, while the farmers in the South oppose the patenting of genes for use in agriculture.

Those opposed to gene patents complain that no one without the permission of the patent holder is allowed to freely work with, or even think about using, this 20 percent.