DoJo

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Genebanks are like an insurance policy for the future of agriculture, for they:

• conserve the diversity of plant species
• offer resources for breeding of hardier crop varieties
• provide food solutions in times of disaster
• safeguard food supplies for future generations

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Patenting of life forms should be considered unethical because:

• it fosters biopiracy of indigenous resources
• turns life forms into commodities to be used for profit
• hinders the free-flow of scientific research
• destroys economic sustainability of developing nations