10 countries worldwide account for 90% of marine gene patents, among which are some present in international waters, "a very striking figure" when you consider that ten countries have 20% of costs the world. The first three, USA, Germany and Japan, account for 70% of these patents and one of them, Switzerland, has no if courts want to seawater. These statistics are drawn from a study involving researchers from Consejo Superior de Investigaciones CientÃficas (CSIC) which is published in the latest issue of the journal Science.
The article, coordinated by a researcher at the Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer, reflects the need to develop an international framework to ensure a "ethical and equitable access" to marine genetic resources, especially in international waters, accounting for 65% of the ocean surface.
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