Question

Read the following statements and identify the correct statement.

• A. In $1997,$ an American company got patent rights on Basmati rice through the International Patent and Trademark office
• B. There are an estimated $50,000$ varieties of rice in India alone
• C. First clinical gene therapy was given in $1994$ to $4-$year old girl with adenosine deaminase deficiency
• D. In $1983,$ Eli Lily Company prepared $DNA$ sequences corresponding to $A,B$ and $C$ chains of human insulin

Answer 1

The correct option is A In $1997,$ an American company got patent rights on Basmati rice through the International Patent and Trademark office

(A) In $1997,$ An American company got patent rights on Basmati rice (which has its origin in India) through the US Patent and Trademark office. This is the classical example of biopiracy. Biopiracy is the illegal use of a product obtained from another area without giving any compensation.

(B) There are an estimated $2,00,000$ varieties of rice in India alone.

(C) First clinical gene therapy was given in $1990$ to a $4–$year old girl with adenosine deaminase deficiency.

(D) In $1983,$ Eli Lily Company prepared DNA sequences corresponding to A and B chains of human insulin.