The times they are a-changin'

Patrinos, Ari; Drell, Daniel

doi:10.1038/417589a

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“…Most studies were performed by public sector researchers although there seems to be an increase in use by the private sector compared to 1996. In general, publications from private sector authors tend to be limited (Patrinos and Drell, 2002) because their research results are seldom published. For this reason we cannot really draw any conclusion about the patterns of use by private plant-seed companies.…”

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Trends in Research using Plant Genetic Resources from Germplasm Collections: From 1996 to 2006

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This paper examines how the use of genebank materials has changed from 1996 to 2006 using a similar survey by Dudnik et al. (2001) of reports published in 1996 as a baseline. Articles published in four journals generally used by genetic resource scientists were analyzed in each 2006 issue, as was done by Dudnik et al. in 2001. Studies involving genebank materials were selected and the following data were recorded: species used, locations of studies, affiliation of researchers, and sources of the materials and their uses. The analysis identified 320 studies in which a total of 57,935 accessions from 148 genebanks were used. Crop wild relatives were targeted in 20% of the studies. The study showed that a much higher percentage of accessions came from developed (87%) than from developing countries (7%) while 6% were supplied by CGIAR centers. The results in 2006 revealed an increase in the proportion of studies using genebank materials as compared to 1996. Genebank materials were used primarily for studies of genetic diversity, agromorphological and nutritional quality characteristics, biotic resistance, and mapping. Of the institutions carrying out the studies, 93% were from the public sector. However, there are still some barriers that limit the exchange of germplasm across borders. This implies that greater awareness among policymakers will be needed to facilitate the necessary exchange of plant genetic resources between countries to improve agricultural production.

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Section: Where Is Genebank Materials Being Used?mentioning

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Trends in Research using Plant Genetic Resources from Germplasm Collections: From 1996 to 2006

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“…For this reason, it is no longer conceivable that researchers tied to private companies be "discouraged or stopped from publishing". According to the two scientists: 20 Policies on release of biological data should reflect reality, to the benefit of all. Fierce controversy surrounds the issue of data sharing […].…”

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When the data isn't there. Disclosure: the scientific community (and society) at a crossroads

Castelfranchi¹

2004

JCOM

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The problem of accessing data is as old as science itself. Complete popularisation of scientific data (of a theoretical model), and even more so of the methods and materials used during an experimental process and of the empirical data amassed, has always been considered an essential part of the process of authentication, duplication and filing of scientific knowledge. It is also true, however, that this theory has always been a complex riddle with no simple solution. Strangely enough, in today's era of instant communication, the challenge of information access seems to be facing new, daunting obstacles, some of which have the same name and characteristics they had 100 or 300 years ago, but which have been intensified by new dimensions and unexpected corollaries. Others have a new core, an example being, the problem related to disclosure, which implies the (more or less) complete popularisation of the data, procedures, and tools used during research. This is a subject which, although ancient in form, has recently taken on new, far-reaching implications. The scientific community now has to face a problem which originated, first, with the sequencing of the human genome and, later, with that of certain types of rice; a problem which could redefine certain aspects of the epistemological practice and nature of science.

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“…However, there has been controversy over the trends for some journals to allow scientific papers to be published without submission of all the DNA data to a database that permits immediate and unlimited access by researchers, like the Celera human genome sequence paper and the Syngenta rice genome sequence paper. 32 Limit the Scope of Patents One approach that can work to encourage inventiveness, and to reflect the amount of work that went into an invention, is to limit the scope of a patent. There has been controversy over the claims made for some patents, for example, Myriad Genetics patents over the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes.…”

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Patent or perish? An ethical approach to patenting human genes and proteins

Macer

2002

Pharmacogenomics J

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The times they are a-changin'

Cited by 7 publications

References 5 publications

Trends in Research using Plant Genetic Resources from Germplasm Collections: From 1996 to 2006

Trends in Research using Plant Genetic Resources from Germplasm Collections: From 1996 to 2006

When the data isn't there. Disclosure: the scientific community (and society) at a crossroads

Patent or perish? An ethical approach to patenting human genes and proteins

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