Biotechnology and Its Applications Question 40
40. Exploitation of bioresources of a nation by multinational companies without authorisation from the concerned country is referred to as
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(a) Biowar
(b) Bioweapon
(c) Biopiracy
(d) Bioethics
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Answer : c
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(c) Biopiracy refer to the use of bio-resources by multinational companies and other organisations without proper authorisation from the countries and people concerned without compensatory payment. Biowar/warfare in which disease-producing microorganism, toxins, or organic biocides (e.g. Bacillus anthracis or Yersinia pestis) used to destroy, injure or immobilise livestock, vegetation, or human life. Bioweapon are harmful biological agents (such as a pathogenic microorganisms or a neurotoxin) used as a weapon to cause death or disease usually on a large scale. Bioethics is the study of the ethical issues emerging from advances in biology and medicine.
