Question

Which of the following statement(s) is/are true?

• A. Biowar is the use of biological weapons against humans and/or their crops and animals
• B. Bioethics is an unauthorised use of bioresources and traditional knowledge related to bioresources for commercial benefits
• C. Biopatent is the exploitation of bioresources of other nations without proper authorisation
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

• Rules of conduct that may be used to regulate all the activities in relation to the biological world constitute bioethics.
• A patent is the right granted by the government to an inventor for biological entities and their products to prevent others to make commercial use of one’s invention whereas, the exploitation of bioresources of other nations without proper authorisation is called biopiracy.