Democracy Now : May 30, 1997 : Bio-piracy. Nobel Laureates

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Democracy Now : May 30, 1997 : Bio-piracy. Nobel Laureates
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DEMOCRACY NOW : MAY 30 : BIO-PIRACY. NOBEL LAUREATES / Pacifica Foundation| Produced by Julie Drizin and Amy Goodman. - CONTENT: Hosted by Amy Goodman. pt.1. News headlines (4:00) -- pt.2. Bio-piracy| an extended look at some worrying trends in the bio-technology and bio-genetics| guest Vandana Shiva, a physicist, ecologist and activist and director for the Research Foundation of Science, Technology and Natural Resource Policy based in India (16:00) -- pt.3. More on bio-piracy| guest Jonathan King, of the Council for Responsible Genetics and a professor at MIT (19:00) -- pt.4. Nobel Laureates gathered to announce the unveiling of a new international code of coduct on arms transfers| tape exerpt of Oscar Arias, former Costa Rican President and Nobel Peace Prize winner (17:00) - Broadcast on May 30, 1997. RESTRICTIONS : NONE

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