Patents based on traditional knowledge are often ‘biopiracy’. A new international treaty will finally combat this

Can you patent something Indigenous peoples already know about? Too often, the answer is yes - but moves are afoot to stop it.
Read more: https://theconversation.com/patents-based-on-traditional-knowledge-are-often-biopiracy-a-new-international-treaty-will-finally-combat-this-231272?source=Snapzu