British university of Portsmouth of biopiracy refused to return the patent of which of the following to Thai ministry of science?
A
200 strains of bacteria
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B
200 strains of virus
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C
200 strains of marine fungi
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D
None of the above
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Solution
The correct option is B 200 strains of marine fungi Biopiracy involves the exploitation and patents biological resources or bio-resources of other nations without proper authorisation from the countries concerned. It has several evidence like the Thai Ministry of Science and its Biotech Institute has accused the British University of Portsmouth of “bio-piracy” as they have refused to return up to 200 strains of marine fungi that they collected in coastal waters and swamps around Thailand.