PATENTS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY: FROM A SATELLITE LOOKING DOWN AT OUR USE OF PATENTS IN THE GREAT PLANETARY SCHEME OF THINGS
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A TERMINATOR LOOMS OVER THE LAND
By Eleanor Boyle,
Many Canadians are wary of genetically engineered (GE) food. So they might be surprised to learn that our federal government has been quietly lobbying for biotechnology…
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