Cooking up mustard

This genetically modified plant is a marker of discontent

Playing knowledge games

Patent solution

Digital library to store data collected from ancient texts on medicinal properties of plants

Treacherous Syngenta

The world's third largest seed company files patents for public-funded rice research

America issues patents

Making a case

The Patent Bill gives oral traditions document status

PATENTS ACT

ORDER ON BIOTECHNOLOGY

Fighting biopiracy

WTO and drugs

What has Doha done to help poor nations meet their drug needs?

Tradition incorporated

Patents are welcome only if the traditional rights of people are protected

Leaving their mark

Herbal cures to fight kala azar

A 17th century inspiration

The US' outlook on patents

Superiority complex

New diet regime for calves

New Genesis

The mapping of human genes opens up new frontiers and also gives rise to fresh fears

Cry neem

There is more to neem than fighting a patent

News snippets

Electric cattle

Bullock-powered pump to tide over farmersÔÇÖ electricity woes

Targeting the Third World's-Yulnerability

BRAZIL

Jumping the gun

The bill fails to utilise obvious relief routes offered by TRIPS

Hong Kong: a beginning?

In making TRIPS responsive to needs of poor countries?

Patent folly

New amendment threatens to kill cheap, generic drugs