Monsanto - Patent For a Pig

Overview

The American biotechnology firm, Monsanto, has applied for a patent for pig breeding in 160 countries. The patent is for specific parts of the genetic material of pigs which Monsanto's genetic researchers have decoded. If this patent is granted, pig breeding would be possible with the approval of the company. Farmers and breeders are naturally alarmed because these genes have long existed in the great majority of their pigs. Using DNA tests they can prove that there is no new invention in the patent applications but that, instead, granting this patent would be to allow a part of nature to fall into the hands of a single company.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

September 7, 2006

Original language

English

Production

HTTV Produktion

Cast

Andrew Kimbrell

Director

Christian Jentzsch

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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