2006 · 45 min · dokumentalny

Monsanto - Patent For a Pig

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Opis filmu

Opis oryginalny: angielski

The American biotechnology firm, Monsanto, has applied for a patent for pig breeding in 160 countries. The patent is for specific parts of the genetic material of pigs which Monsanto's genetic researchers have decoded. If this patent is granted, pig breeding would be possible with the approval of the company. Farmers and breeders are naturally alarmed because these genes have long existed in the great majority of their pigs. Using DNA tests they can prove that there is no new invention in the patent applications but that, instead, granting this patent would be to allow a part of nature to fall into the hands of a single company.

Reżyseria i główne role

Reżyseria: Christian Jentzsch

Główne role: Jane Akre jako Self (US journalist), Richard Burroughs jako Self (former FDA inspector), Andrew Kimbrell jako Self (Center for Food Safety), Jeffrey M Smith jako Self (Monsanto critic), Eckhard Wolf jako Self (genetic researcher), Jean Ziegler jako Jean Ziegler

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