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Which of the following pirates the 200 strains of fungi from Thailand?

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British University of Portsmouth
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The royal garden
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University of Mississippi
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None of the above
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Solution

The correct option is A British University of Portsmouth
Answer is option A i.e. "British University of Portsmouth"
Thailand's Ministry of Science says that Portsmouth University is guilty of "biopiracy" because it failed to return the 200 specimens of fungi which could provide a cure for cancer and were collected by Portsmouth University staff on a research trip to Thailand. Biopiracy is unethical,unlawful or commercial exploitation of biological materials that are native to a particular country.

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