The Butterfly Thief by Walter Marsh. https://scribepublications.com.au/books/the-butterfly-thief

The great butterfly heist: how a gentleman collector stole thousands of butterflies from Australian museums https://www.theguardian.com/global/2025/oct/04/great-butterfly-heist-how-collector-stole-thousands-butterflies-from-australian-museums #biopiracy #butterflies #books #museums #GLAM

Convention on Biological Diversity (Biodiversity 🦗)

The Convention on Biological Diversity, known informally as the Biodiversity Convention, is a multilateral treaty. The Convention has three main goals: the conservation of biological diversity ; the sustainable use of its components; and the fair and equitable sharing of ben...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_on_Biological_Diversity

#ConventionOnBiologicalDiversity #Biopiracy #1992InBrazil #Biodiversity #1992InScience #1993InScience

The original author of Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton, was a vocal critic of gene patents around the time of the Myriad disputes. In a call back to the original author, the characters in the new film Jurassic World Rebirth debate whether a life-saving drug should be the subject of patents or open sourced.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jun/30/jurassic-world-rebirth-review-scarlett-johansson-runs-show-as-near-extinct-franchise-roars-back-to-life

There is also a strong focus on biodiscovery, bioprospecting, and biopiracy - (although disappointingly there is no discussion of the Convention on Biological Diversity or the Nagoya Protocol or benefit-sharing agreements in between the appearance of various mega-dinosaurs).

#biotech #biodiscovery #bioprospecting #biopiracy #patent #drugs #film

Bioprospecting (Biodiversity 🦗)

Bioprospecting is the exploration of natural sources for small molecules, macromolecules and biochemical and genetic information that could be developed into commercially valuable products for the agricultural, aquaculture, bioremediation, cosmetics, nanotechnology, or pharmaceutical industries. In the pharmaceutical industry, for example, almost ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioprospecting

#Bioprospecting #Seeds #Botany #Bioethics #Biopiracy #Biodiversity

I've seen a lot of excitement about that @404mediaco piece on #FourThievesvinegarCollective's instructions for home synthesis of patented pharmaceuticals, and I get that everyone's excited that it's all cool and cyberpunk but what I feel is missing from the fediverse discussion is any consideration of safety.
https://www.404media.co/right-to-repair-for-your-body-the-rise-of-diy-pirated-medicine/

#BioPiracy #BioHacking

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